# N72HB: 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: June 11, 2025
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72HB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72HB

## Aircraft that carried N72HB

- [Cancelled 2025-06-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72HB-2025-06-11): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-7754149, built 1977. Owner: [Cottrell James Arley III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COTTRELL%20JAMES%20ARLEY%20III), [Honolulu, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Honolulu)

## NTSB investigations on N72HB (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 IAD77DA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DA049), Jul 1, 1977: Aerostar 600 (N72HB), Abingdon, VA, incident, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N72HB (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.

- [Incident 19790207005039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790207005039I), Feb 7, 1979: Beech A100 (N72HB), Albany, NY, Minor damage. Windshield cracked in flight, safe landing made.

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