# N72M: Culver LCA, registration cancelled 1994-06-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 27, 1994
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Culver LCA](https://openairdocs.org/model/culver-lca) (registry code 8730202)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-730](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-730) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 207
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 5, 1991
- Last registry action: April 20, 1994
- Mode S code: A9A246
- Owner when cancelled: [Thomas Hal](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMAS%20HAL)
- Location: [Columbia, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Columbia)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9328° N, 80.9444° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29209, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72M-1994-06-27

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 Culver LCA: https://openairdocs.org/model/culver-lca.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 ATL94FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA043), Jan 23, 1994: Culver LCA (N72M), Lake City, SC, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED WHILE MANEUVERING THE AIRPLANE WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF CONTROL AND THE COLLISION WITH THE GROUND.

## 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 19940123000749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940123000749A), Jan 23, 1994: Supac LCA (N72M), Lake City, SC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Stalled in a steep turn trying to join up with 2 aeroncas for formation flight. Entered spin to ground impact.

## Other aircraft with N72M

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72M): Schmitt Michael J V 173 ELT RG/MJS-SB, S/N DM0287MTA, built 2003
- [Cancelled 1932-03-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72M-1932-03-17): Spartan C3-165, S/N 110. Owner: [C O Breece](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/C%20O%20BREECE), [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)

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