# N72Z: 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: April 12, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72Z

## Aircraft that carried N72Z

- [Cancelled 2012-04-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72Z-2012-04-12): Bell 206B, S/N 3537, built 1981. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Rotorcraft Assets LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROTORCRAFT%20ASSETS%20LLC), [Broussard, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Broussard)

## NTSB investigations on N72Z (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 MIA94LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA144), May 19, 1994: Bell 206B (N72Z), St. Petersburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE NUMBER FIVE BEARING, SHAFT, OR THOMAS COUPLING FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S DELAYED RESPONSE IN CONDUCTING THE EMERGENCY…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N72Z (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 19940519011809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940519011809A), May 19, 1994: Bell 206B (N72Z), St Petersburg, FL, Substantial damage. Loud noise on climb over bay. Lost tailrotor control. Ditched. Tail rotor drive shaft bearing and hangar failed.

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