# N70072: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1985-08-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 13, 1985
- 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: 17267188
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 11, 1978
- Mode S code: A957F6
- Owner when cancelled: [Cochrane Robert G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COCHRANE%20ROBERT%20G)
- Location: [Fresno, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fresno)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70072
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=70072
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70072-1985-08-13

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 LAX82AA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82AA235), Jun 26, 1982: Cessna 172M (N70072), San Jose, CA, destroyed, 3 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 19820626029532A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820626029532A), Jun 26, 1982: Cessna 172M (N70072), San Jose, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On a non standard entry at midfield was struck by 510BC that was making an abrupt climbing go around at midfield.

## Other aircraft with N70072

- [Cancelled 2012-02-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70072-2012-02-17): Airbus Industrie A300 B4-605R, S/N 515, built 1989. Third renewal notice. Owner: [Wilmington Trust Co Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILMINGTON%20TRUST%20CO%20TRUSTEE), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- [Cancelled 1949-04-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70072-1949-04-01): Cessna T-50, S/N 3100. Owner: [Puse Lloyd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PUSE%20LLOYD), [Milbury, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Milbury)

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