# N9872A: 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: August 7, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9872A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9872A

## Aircraft that carried N9872A

- [Cancelled 2013-08-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9872A-2013-08-07): Cessna 190, S/N 7574, built 1950. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Bockelman Michael G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOCKELMAN%20MICHAEL%20G), [Dubuque, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Dubuque)

## NTSB investigations on N9872A (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 ATL99LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA124), Sep 5, 1999: Cessna 190 (N9872A), Enterprise, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the main landing gear spring.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9872A (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 19990905028549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990905028549A), Sep 5, 1999: Cessna 190 (N9872A), Enterprise, AL, Substantial damage. (.19) On September 5, 1999, at 1100 central daylight time, a Cessna 190, N987CA, left main landing gear collapsed during a normal landing at the Enterprise…

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