# N72PC: 1972 Cox BUSBY MUSTANG, registration cancelled 2016-09-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 6, 2016
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- Airframe: [Cox BUSBY MUSTANG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cox-busby-mustang) (registry code 0562320)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: M-231
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 2, 1980
- Certificate issued: March 21, 2007
- Last registry action: March 16, 2010
- Mode S code: A9A27B
- Owner when cancelled: [Berman David H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERMAN%20DAVID%20H)
- Location: [Sarasota, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Sarasota)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.3694° N, 82.4768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34235, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72PC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72PC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72PC-2016-09-06

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Cox BUSBY MUSTANG: https://openairdocs.org/model/cox-busby-mustang.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 ERA10LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA086), Nov 29, 2009: Cox Busby Mustang (N72PC), Plant City, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed following a 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 20091129052979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091129052979A), Nov 29, 2009: Cox BUSBY MUSTA (N72PC), Plant City, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. N72PC, an experimental amateur built busby mustang ii was on a day VFR flight in the Plant City, Florida area. According to several witnesses in the immediate…

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