# N72MA: 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 5, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72MA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72MA

## Aircraft that carried N72MA

- [Cancelled 2015-05-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72MA-2015-05-05): Cessna 172M, S/N 17264918, built 1975. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Schwartz Michael F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHWARTZ%20MICHAEL%20F), [Downers Grove, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Downers%20Grove)

## NTSB investigations on N72MA (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 CHI86FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA100), Mar 8, 1986: Cessna 172M (N72MA), Lafox, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N72MA (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 19860308070561A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860308070561A), Mar 8, 1986: Cessna 172M (N72MA), Lafox, IL, Destroyed. Instructor failed to see and avoid another plane while he was coaching a student during simulated instrument flight

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