# N8072: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: May 27, 1976
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8072
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8072

## Aircraft that carried N8072

- [Cancelled 1976-05-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8072-1976-05-27): Jackson Lewis A CONCEPT RA, S/N 8. Owner: [Jackson Lewis A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JACKSON%20LEWIS%20A), [Xenia, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Xenia)
- [Cancelled 1936-12-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8072-1936-12-29): Spartan C3-5, S/N 115. Owner: [Estes Ben](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ESTES%20BEN), [Sanderson, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Sanderson)

## NTSB investigations on N8072 (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 OAK79FVM18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVM18), Apr 20, 1979: Pitts S2A (N8072), Moss Landing, CA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8072 (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 19790420010489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790420010489A), Apr 20, 1979: Ayres S2* (N8072), Moss Landing, CA, Destroyed. Pilot was practicing intentional inverted spins. Aircraft failed to recover. Pilot parachuted safely.

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