N72822 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) built in 1986. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 26, 2005 when the aircraft was exported to Nigeria. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) cancelled September 26, 2005
- Serial number
- 49482
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbofan
- Year built
- 1986
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Exported to
- Nigeria
- Certificate issued
- January 10, 1996
- Last FAA action
- January 18, 2005
- Last owner
- Pacific Aircorp 822 INC (Corporation)
San Francisco, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
Cessna 140 cancelled February 11, 1949
- Serial number
- 10008
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- February 3, 1948
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Whiteman L H (Individual)
Wichita, KS - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N72822
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · serial 49482
A VIBRATION IN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, WHICH RESULTED IN COLLAPSE OF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. A FACTOR WAS FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO ENSURE DEPLOYMENT OF THE GROUND SPOILERS.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · serial 49482
AN INADVERTENT ATTEMPT, BY UNKNOWN PERSONS, TO START THE APU WHICH HAD BEEN PLACARDED AS INOPERATIVE. FACTORS WERE: INADEQUATE PROCEDURES IN RENDERING THE APU INCAPABLE OF BEING STARTED WHEN INOPERATIVE.
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