# N72P: 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: February 20, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72P

## Aircraft that carried N72P

- [Cancelled 2013-02-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72P-2013-02-20): Stits-Elkins 85 SA6B, S/N 104, built 1956. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Woodland Hills, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Woodland%20Hills)

## NTSB investigations on N72P (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 LAX88DUQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DUQ01), Oct 25, 1987: Stits Elkins 85 (N72P), Camarillo, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N72P (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 19871025060589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871025060589A), Oct 25, 1987: Amtrsa STITSELK85 (N72P), Oxnard, CA, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Engine went to full power after hand propping. Pilot grabbed a wing but was knocked down. Aircraft struck a hanger.

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