# N8972R: 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: May 17, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8972R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8972R

## Aircraft that carried N8972R

- [Cancelled 2013-05-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8972R-2013-05-17): Champion 7GC, S/N 7GC-171, built 1960. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Devries David](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEVRIES%20DAVID), [Lisle, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Lisle)

## NTSB investigations on N8972R (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 MKC66F0239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0239), Aug 15, 1965: Champion 7GC (N8972R), Silver Bay, MN, substantial damage

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