# N72970: 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: April 21, 2004
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72970
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72970

## Aircraft that carried N72970

- [Cancelled 2004-04-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72970-2004-04-21): Cessna 140, S/N 10171, built 1946. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Lawrence Ronald W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAWRENCE%20RONALD%20W), [Tulare, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Tulare)

## NTSB investigations on N72970 (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 LAX01LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA064), Dec 23, 2000: Cessna 140 (N72970), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning, fuel management, and inadequate remedial actions, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. The pilot made an off-field landing…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N72970 (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 20001223024769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001223024769A), Dec 23, 2000: Cessna 140 (N72970), Bakersfield, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) This accident occurred during a pleasure flight conducted under VFR (no flight plan) from hi desert (L80) to Bakersfield municipal (L45). When the pilot…

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