# N72438: 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: May 11, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72438
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72438

## Aircraft that carried N72438

- [Cancelled 2015-05-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72438-2015-05-11): Cessna 140, S/N 9603, built 1946. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Wade Bob](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WADE%20BOB), [Butler, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Butler)

## NTSB investigations on N72438 (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 ATL96LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA097), Jun 29, 1996: Cessna 140 (N72438), Jacksboro, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s), which resutled in a forced landing and subsequent in-flight collision with trees and the terrain.
- [NTSB FTW69F0187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0187), Sep 13, 1968: Cessna 140 (N72438), Afton, OK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N72438 (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 19960629015609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960629015609A), Jun 29, 1996: Cessna 140 (N72438), Jacksboro, TN, Substantial damage. Lost power after passing fuel stop then returning. Engine quit on final. Struck trees.

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