N72970 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 140 built in 1946. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 21, 2004. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
N72970 is reserved by a private party since November 30, 2009. Reservation type: Reserved, no fee.
Cessna 140 cancelled April 21, 2004
- Serial number
- 10171
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1946
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- February 13, 2001
- Last FAA action
- February 17, 2004
- Last owner
- Lawrence Ronald W (Individual)
Tulare, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N72970
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 140 · serial 25928-6-12
The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning, fuel management, and inadequate remedial actions, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. The pilot made an off-field landing and collided with a fence.
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