# N7972Y: 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: March 28, 1997
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7972Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7972Y

## Aircraft that carried N7972Y

- [Cancelled 1997-03-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7972Y-1997-03-28): Piper PA-30, S/N 301071. Owner: [S C N Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/S%20C%20N%20INC), [Sarasota, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Sarasota)

## NTSB investigations on N7972Y (2)

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 ATL95FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA054), Feb 24, 1995: Piper PA-30B (N7972Y), Franklin, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED RESULTING IN AN AERODYNAMIC STALL. A FACTOR WAS SUNGLARE.
- [NTSB IAD76FIJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIJ19), Sep 13, 1976: Piper PA-30 (N7972Y), Daybrook, WV, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N7972Y (3)

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 19950224002499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950224002499A), Feb 24, 1995: Piper PA30 (N7972Y), Franklin, NC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Active runway 07. Tried land on 25 too high and fast. Began go around into blinding sun. Stalled climbing turnout.
- [Incident 19840812045409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840812045409I), Aug 12, 1984: Piper PA30 (N7972Y), Belle Vernon, PA, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed on rollout. Found the transmission assembly screw inoperative. Actuator sheared internally.
- [Accident 19760913031459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760913031459A), Sep 13, 1976: Piper PA30 (N7972Y), Daybrook, WV, Substantial damage. Eng ckd a little on the lean side.

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