# N72973: 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 7, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72973
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72973

## Aircraft that carried N72973

- [Cancelled 2013-05-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72973-2013-05-07): Cessna 120, S/N 10174, built 1946. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Pardee Douglas L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PARDEE%20DOUGLAS%20L), [Wilmington, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Wilmington)

## NTSB investigations on N72973 (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 ATL92LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA094), May 3, 1992: Cessna 120 (N72973), Wilmington, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN PROPER ASSISTANCE DURING THE ENGINE STARTING PROCEDURE, AND HIS FAILURE TO PROPERLY ATTEND TO THE AIRPLANE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N72973 (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 19920503027289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920503027289A), May 3, 1992: Cessna 120 (N72973), Wilmington, NC, Substantial damage. Started engine by propping. No chocks. Throttle half open. Knocked pilot down. Aircraft then struck 2 fuel trucks.

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