# N972: 1996 Fishel Jerold R LANCAIR IV P

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Fishel Jerold R LANCAIR IV P](https://openairdocs.org/model/fishel-jerold-r-lancair-iv-p) (registry code 05630F5, 4 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: L1V175P
- Year built: 1996
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 2, 1996
- Certificate issued: March 6, 2026
- Expires: March 31, 2033
- Mode S code: AD8B12
- Registered owner: [Azar Suzanne S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AZAR%20SUZANNE%20S)
- Location: [El Paso, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/El%20Paso)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.8104° N, 106.4690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79930, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=972
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N972

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Fishel Jerold R LANCAIR IV P)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N972.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N972.

## Reports on N972 not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N972, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19890223037929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890223037929I), Feb 23, 1989: Lear 24D (N972), Cahokia, IL. Had total hydraulic failure after landing. Brakes failed and aircraft left pavement. Internal leak in pump.
- [Incident 19801022083639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801022083639I), Oct 22, 1980: Boeing 727 (N972), Salt Lake City, UT. Zo bomb threat before takeoff, aircraft returned to gate.

## Service difficulty reports (1)

As reported by operators and repair stations. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 20010410AP010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010410AP010), Mar 8, 2001: PISTON. BROKEN. ON A FLIGHT FROM EL PASO TO 5T6 THE OIL PRESSURE STARTED TO FLUCTUATE , ON INSPECTION THE OIL FILTER WAS FULL OF ALUM. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED & DISMANTLED 

## Service difficulty reports on N972 not matched to an aircraft (3)

They name N972, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR CHQA000561](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CHQA000561), Oct 3, 2004: BULB. INOPERATIVE. OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT LOCATED IN THE AFT AISLE IS INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY AISLE LIGHT BULB IAW EMB 145 AMM 33-50-08. OPS CHECK GOOD
- [SDR CHQA000516](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CHQA000516), Jul 16, 2004: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHTS STRIP RUNNING AFT TO OVERWING EXITS ARE INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED CABIN FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHT STRIP IAW EMB 145 AMM 33-50-12. OPS CHECKS
- [SDR CHQA000492](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CHQA000492), May 7, 2004: POWER SUPPLY. INTERMITTENT. EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN CABIN FLASH OR PULSE INTERMITTENTLY IN FLIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 POWER SUPPLY IAW EMB 145 AMM 33-50-04.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N972

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N972 before.

- [Cancelled 1971-03-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N972-1971-03-02): Sikorsky S-62, S/N 62004. Owner: [United Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Stratford, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Stratford)
- [Cancelled 1928-09-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N972-1928-09-13): Alexander EAGLEROCK, S/N 161, built 1927. Owner: [Bullard Harry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BULLARD%20HARRY), [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)

## Related

- Other Fishel Jerold R LANCAIR IV P aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/fishel-jerold-r-lancair-iv-p/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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