# N72343: 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: January 8, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72343
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72343

## Aircraft that carried N72343

- [Cancelled 2018-01-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72343-2018-01-08): Cessna 140, S/N 9527, built 1946. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Aydelott Donald R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AYDELOTT%20DONALD%20R), [Vernon, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Vernon)

## NTSB investigations on N72343 (2)

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 CEN13CA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA399), Jul 2, 2013: Cessna 140 (N72343), Vernon, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s excessive use of wheel brakes during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB MKC76FCA46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCA46), Sep 25, 1976: Cessna 140 (N72343), Vandalia, MO, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N72343 (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.

- [Accident 20130702010989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130702010989A), Jul 2, 2013: Cessna 140 (N72343), Vernon, TX, Substantial damage. At approximately 8:25 am CDT on July 2, 2013 the pilot was attempting to take off and flipped the aircraft upside-down. Aircraft came to rest up-side down. The…
- [Accident 19760925033679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760925033679A), Sep 25, 1976: Cessna 14* (N72343), Vandalia, MO, Substantial damage. Left magneto distributor block malfunction-84 hours since factory overhaul on failed part.

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