# N6972: 1974 Havens BOWERS FLY BABY, registration cancelled 2014-09-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 3, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Havens BOWERS FLY BABY](https://openairdocs.org/model/havens-bowers-fly-baby) (registry code 14121UP)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Certificate issued: October 28, 1977
- Last registry action: November 5, 1977
- Mode S code: A94755
- Owner when cancelled: [Collins Gary Clinton](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLLINS%20GARY%20CLINTON)
- Location: [Asheboro, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Asheboro)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.7260° N, 79.7879° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27203, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6972
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6972
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6972-2014-09-03

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Havens BOWERS FLY BABY: https://openairdocs.org/model/havens-bowers-fly-baby.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19780609045199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780609045199I), Jun 9, 1978: Amtrbw FLYBABY1 (N6972), Asheboro, NC, Substantial damage. Pilot hand propped his airplane without assistance, it got away, collided with a trailer load of timbers.

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