# N8072S: 2001 Cortesy John AIRBORNE EDGE-X, registration cancelled 2018-03-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 29, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cortesy John AIRBORNE EDGE-X](https://openairdocs.org/model/cortesy-john-airborne-edge-x) (registry code 05901E0)
- Engine: [Rotax 582SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (registry code 55556)
- Serial number: 200582300
- Year built: 2001
- Type of aircraft: Weight-shift-control
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: August 10, 2006
- Certificate issued: May 24, 2006
- Last registry action: January 29, 2014
- Mode S code: AAFE8D
- Owner when cancelled: [Cortesy John E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CORTESY%20JOHN%20E)
- Location: [Los Alamos, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Los%20Alamos)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.7677° N, 106.2944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87544, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8072S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8072S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8072S-2018-03-29

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Cortesy John AIRBORNE EDGE-X: https://openairdocs.org/model/cortesy-john-airborne-edge-x.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 DFW08CA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA150), May 21, 2008: Cortesy, John E Airborne Edge-X (N8072S), San Juan Pueblo, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Contributing to the accident was 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 20080520838279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080520838279A), May 20, 2008: Airbau EDGEX (N8072S), Espanola, NM, Substantial damage. (-23) At approximately 2036 MDT on may 20, 2008, N8072S, an airborne edge experimental aircraft flown by the owner, a certified sport pilot, experienced…

## Other aircraft with N8072S

- [Cancelled 1994-07-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8072S-1994-07-05): Piper PA-28RT-201, S/N 28R7918259. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Bartlett Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARTLETT%20AVIATION%20INC), [El Monte, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/El%20Monte)
- [Cancelled 1966-02-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8072S-1966-02-07): Cessna 150F, S/N 15061672. Owner: [Quinn Emmett](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/QUINN%20EMMETT), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)

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