# N6972C: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: November 17, 2016
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6972C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6972C

## Aircraft that carried N6972C

- [Cancelled 2016-11-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6972C-2016-11-17): North American AT-6, S/N 90680, built 1946. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Aircraft Guaranty Corp Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20GUARANTY%20CORP%20TRUSTEE), [Onalaska, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Onalaska)

## NTSB investigations on N6972C (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX89LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA114), Feb 23, 1989: North American AT-6 (N6972C), Compton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FATIGUE CRACKS THAT EXISTED IN AN ENGINE CYLINDER.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6972C (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20000513017049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000513017049I), May 13, 2000: Namer AT6 (N6972C), Crestview, FL, Minor damage. (-23)In cross-wind conditions during landing aircraft experienced a sudden gust of wind from the right while landing on runway (17). Right wing raised causing…
- [Accident 19890222002399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890222002399A), Feb 22, 1989: Namer AT6 (N6972C), Compton, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Force landed on city street. Hit wires and poles. Found a fatigue-cracked engine cylinder.

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