# N72942: 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 27, 2003
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72942
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72942

## Aircraft that carried N72942

- [Cancelled 2003-08-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72942-2003-08-27): Cessna 140, S/N 10140, built 1946. Owner: [Miller David M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLER%20DAVID%20M), [Collierville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Collierville)

## NTSB investigations on N72942 (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 NYC03LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA102), May 9, 2003: Cessna 140 (N72942), Suffolk, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of his altitude from the wheat field during the execution of a go-around.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N72942 (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 20030509017649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030509017649A), May 9, 2003: Cessna 140 (N72942), Suffolk, VA, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 9, 2003, about 1445 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 140, N72942, was substantially damaged due to controlled flight into terrain in the vicinity…

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