# N72MA: 1975 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2015-05-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 5, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17264918
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 13, 1975
- Certificate issued: February 13, 1980
- Last registry action: August 21, 2007
- Mode S code: A9A247
- Owner when cancelled: [Schwartz Michael F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHWARTZ%20MICHAEL%20F)
- Location: [Downers Grove, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Downers%20Grove)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.8111° N, 88.0245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60515, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72MA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72MA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72MA-2015-05-05

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 CHI86FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA100), Mar 8, 1986: Cessna 172M (N72MA), Lafox, IL, destroyed, 2 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 19860308070561A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860308070561A), Mar 8, 1986: Cessna 172M (N72MA), Lafox, IL, Destroyed. Instructor failed to see and avoid another plane while he was coaching a student during simulated instrument flight

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