# N72279: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: June 7, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72279
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72279

## Aircraft that carried N72279

- [Cancelled 2017-06-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72279-2017-06-07): Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15, S/N F8B-606, built 2000. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Gardner Thomas E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GARDNER%20THOMAS%20E), [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- [Cancelled 1990-03-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72279-1990-03-26): Cessna U206D, S/N U2061349. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## NTSB investigations on N72279 (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 FTW89LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA101), May 27, 1989: Cessna 206D (N72279), Saint Jo, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO ATTEMPT TO TAKEOFF FROM A FIELD THAT WAS NOT SUITABLE FOR SUCH PURPOSE.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N72279 (1)

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.

- [Accident 19890527013359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890527013359A), May 27, 1989: Cessna U206D (N72279), Saint Jo, TX, Destroyed. Landed on unimproved strip due to weather. Later began takeoff but aborted due rough field. Hit ruts, nosed over.

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