# N2072Y: Cessna 172D, registration cancelled 1970-01-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 15, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17249572
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 8, 1969
- Mode S code: A1AEB9
- Owner when cancelled: [Ira W Sidwell](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/IRA%20W%20SIDWELL)
- Location: [Newark, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Newark)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2072Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2072Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2072Y-1970-01-15

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 172D: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d.md

## NTSB investigations (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 IAD69A0053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD69A0053), Apr 4, 1969: Cessna 172 (N2072Y), Emporia, VA, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other aircraft with N2072Y

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2072Y): Conover Dale L TUNDRA PUP, S/N 89-2001, built 1989
- [Cancelled 1979-04-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2072Y-1979-04-19): Beech A36, S/N E-1484. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Globe Aero Ltd Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBE%20AERO%20LTD%20INC), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2072Y-undated): Bell 206B, S/N 3362. Triennial form not returned

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