# N9872A: 1950 Cessna 190, registration cancelled 2013-08-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 7, 2013
- Exported to: Australia
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 190](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-190) (registry code 2072902)
- Engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-790](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-790) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7574
- Year built: 1950
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 24, 1955
- Certificate issued: April 26, 2002
- Last registry action: March 26, 2011
- Mode S code: ADC7C4
- Owners when cancelled: [Bockelman Michael G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOCKELMAN%20MICHAEL%20G), [Bockelman Sharon S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOCKELMAN%20SHARON%20S)
- Location: [Dubuque, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Dubuque)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 42.5248° N, 90.7719° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 52002, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9872A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9872A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9872A-2013-08-07

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 190: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-190.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2002FA0000735](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002FA0000735), May 16, 2002: BRACKET. CORRODED. BRACKETS ARE MADE OF MAGNESIUM, CORRODING AND CRACKING. APPROXIMATELY 80 PERCENT OF THE BRACKETS INSPECTED BY BEAD BLASTING ARE UN-AIRWORTHY. PROBLEM OF CORROSI
- [SDR 99ZZZX3657](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX3657), Sep 9, 1999: SPRING. FAILED. DURING LANDING, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SPRING FAILED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE AND WING. PART REMOVED AND TURNED OVER TO FAA FOR I

## 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 ATL99LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA124), Sep 5, 1999: Cessna 190 (N9872A), Enterprise, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the main landing gear spring.

## 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 19990905028549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990905028549A), Sep 5, 1999: Cessna 190 (N9872A), Enterprise, AL, Substantial damage. (.19) On September 5, 1999, at 1100 central daylight time, a Cessna 190, N987CA, left main landing gear collapsed during a normal landing at the Enterprise…

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