# N85972: 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: January 17, 1998
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=85972
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85972

## Aircraft that carried N85972

- [Cancelled 1998-01-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85972-1998-01-17): Cessna 337D, S/N 3371041. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Mid Mississippi Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MID%20MISSISSIPPI%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [Forest, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Forest)
- [Cancelled 1962-03-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85972-1962-03-06): Aeronca 11AC, S/N 11AC-394. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Thurston Kenneth C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THURSTON%20KENNETH%20C)

## NTSB investigations on N85972 (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 MIA95LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA217), Aug 28, 1995: Cessna 337D (N85972), Carthage, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE NORMAL BRAKE SYSTEM FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT'S SEATBACK.
- [NTSB NYC70FHD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70FHD11), Mar 7, 1970: Cessna 337 (N85972), Wrightstown, NJ, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N85972 (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 19950828030369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950828030369A), Aug 28, 1995: Cessna 337D (N85972), Carthage, MS, Substantial damage. Seat back broke on landing recovered but near end runway. Began go around struck trees. Brakes appeared normal.

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