# N72701: 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 2, 2007
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72701
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72701

## Aircraft that carried N72701

- [Cancelled 2007-05-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72701-2007-05-02): Cessna 140, S/N 9880, built 1946. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Lake Robert F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAKE%20ROBERT%20F), [Manor, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Manor)

## NTSB investigations on N72701 (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 CHI04LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA004), Oct 3, 2003: Cessna 140 (N72701), Waterloo, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions which resulted in his failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing. A factor associated with the accident was the strong,…
- [NTSB FTW02LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA045), Nov 24, 2001: Cessna 140 (N72701), Gilchrist, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper use of carburetor heat during takeoff and his selection of a downwind runway, which resulted in a degradation of performance and the airplane impacting an embankment.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N72701 (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 20031003026639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031003026639A), Oct 3, 2003: Cessna 140 (N72701), Waterloo, IA, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft was attempting to land at the Waterloo, Iowa airport in gusty wind conditions. As the aircraft was at the touchdown point, the pilot initiated a…
- [Accident 20011124036879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011124036879A), Nov 24, 2001: Cessna 140 (N72701), Gilchrist, TX, Substantial damage. (.19) On November 24, 2001, at 1020 central standard time, a Cessna 140 single-engine airplane, N72701, was substantially damaged when it impacted an…

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