# N72AW: 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=72AW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72AW

## Aircraft that carried N72AW

- [Cancelled 2013-05-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72AW-2013-05-07): Smith AEROSTAR 601, S/N 61-0219-095, built 1975. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Crop View Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CROP%20VIEW%20CORP), [Wilmingotn, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmingotn)

## NTSB investigations on N72AW (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 CHI93FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA028), Nov 6, 1992: Smith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 601 (N72AW), Wahpeton, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: OTHER MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL'S IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (INSTALLATION).

## FAA accident and incident reports on N72AW (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 19921106045829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921106045829A), Nov 6, 1992: Piper PA60601 (N72AW), Wahpeton, ND, Substantial damage. Right engine surge on takeoff. Returned. Fire in right engine taxiing. Found loose fuel line coupling.

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