# N72518: 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: August 23, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72518
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72518

## Aircraft that carried N72518

- [Cancelled 2013-08-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72518-2013-08-23): Cessna 140, S/N 9688, built 1946. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)

## NTSB investigations on N72518 (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 ANC09CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA085), Aug 20, 2009: Cessna 140 (N72518), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to achieve a proper touchdown point, resulting in an overrun and a nose over.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N72518 (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 20090819048439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090819048439A), Aug 19, 2009: Cessna 140 (N72518), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Departed chena marina airstrip for a 900 foot long ridgetop strip at about 4000 foot elevation 75 miles NE of Fairbanks, AK with an intermediate stop at van…

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