# N5072R: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1980-02-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 7, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17263310
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 21, 1974
- Mode S code: A6569F
- Owner when cancelled: [Chilcote Don W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHILCOTE%20DON%20W)
- Location: [Belle Plaine, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Belle%20Plaine)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5072R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5072R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5072R-1980-02-07

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 172M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m.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 CHI80FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FA006), Oct 20, 1979: Cessna 172 (N5072R), Fall Creek, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19791020032489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791020032489A), Oct 20, 1979: Cessna 172 (N5072R), Fall Creek, WI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. VFR pilot operated aircraft into area of heavy rain & thunderstorms at night. Evidence indicates loss of control.

## Other aircraft with N5072R

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5072R): Hiller UH-12B, S/N 613
- [Cancelled 2002-10-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5072R-2002-10-03): Raytheon C90A, S/N LJ-1672, built 2002. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

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