# N72GR: Ripley Forest Z MAX, registration cancelled 1993-10-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 6, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Ripley Forest Z MAX](https://openairdocs.org/model/ripley-forest-z-max) (registry code 05618XW)
- Serial number: 382
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 12, 1992
- Last registry action: June 15, 1992
- Mode S code: A9A1D9
- Owner when cancelled: [Ripley Forest E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RIPLEY%20FOREST%20E)
- Location: [Marysville, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Marysville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.2613° N, 83.3581° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 43040, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72GR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72GR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72GR-1993-10-06

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Ripley Forest Z MAX: https://openairdocs.org/model/ripley-forest-z-max.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 BFO93LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA077), May 8, 1993: Forest Ripley Z MAX (N72GR), Delaware, OH, destroyed. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## 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 19930508012559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930508012559A), May 8, 1993: Amtr ZMAX (N72GR), Delaware, OH, Destroyed. Lost power. Crash landed in trees. No engine or fuel or airframe anomalies found.

## Other aircraft with N72GR

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72GR): Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, S/N 4588
- [Cancelled 2008-02-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72GR-2008-02-14): Russel Glyn D RUSSELL-FALCO, S/N 1167, built 1999. Exported to Denmark. Owner: [Russell Glyn D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUSSELL%20GLYN%20D), [Hartselle, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Hartselle)

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