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N7072E

N7072E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Francis Donald SE5A REPLICA built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 12, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Francis Donald SE5A REPLICA cancelled November 12, 2013

Serial number
076222
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1979
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
May 27, 1993
Last FAA action
April 15, 2008
Last owner
Lyons Steven G (Individual)
Hendersonville, NC
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

Cessna 175A cancelled February 2, 1972

Serial number
56572
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 4, 1968
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Mcnary Pilots Assn (Corporation)
Scio, OR
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N7072E

NYC07LA232Accident on September 17, 2007 at Hendersonville, NC: minor injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Francis SE5A REPLICA · serial 076222

A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site