# N72FA: Beech H-18, registration cancelled 1975-02-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 10, 1975
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech H-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18) (registry code 1151012)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-765](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-765) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: BA-631
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: September 22, 1971
- Mode S code: A9A1B1
- Owner when cancelled: [Fontana Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FONTANA%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Iron Mountain, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Iron%20Mountain)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72FA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72FA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72FA-1975-02-10

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Beech H-18: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18.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 CHI75AC033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC033), Oct 17, 1974: Beech H18 (N72FA), Iron Mtn, MI, destroyed, 1 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 19741017041739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741017041739A), Oct 17, 1974: Beech H18 (N72FA), Iron Mtn, MI, Destroyed. Descended below clearance limit of 3000FT.terrain elev aprx 850FT.mail flt.

## Other aircraft with N72FA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72FA): Piper PA-31-310, S/N 31-7812023, built 1977

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