# N72509: 2017 David B Smuck 42-20

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [David B Smuck 42-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/david-b-smuck-42-20) (registry code 056351P, 2 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 001-42
- Year built: 2017
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 20, 2017
- Certificate issued: March 8, 2017
- Expires: March 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A9B899
- Registered owner: [Austin Aeronauts Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AUSTIN%20AERONAUTS%20INC)
- Location: [Austin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Austin)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.2297° N, 97.7137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78741, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72509
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72509

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (David B Smuck 42-20)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N72509.

## NTSB investigations on N72509 not matched to an aircraft (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 DEN70DQD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70DQD11), Apr 17, 1970: Cessna 140A (N72509), Deming, NM, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N72509.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other David B Smuck 42-20 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/david-b-smuck-42-20/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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