N72973
N72973 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 120 built in 1946. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 7, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Cessna 120 cancelled May 7, 2013
- Serial number
- 10174
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1946
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- March 12, 1979
- Last FAA action
- March 7, 1992
- Last owner
- Pardee Douglas L (Co-owned)
Wilmington, NC - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N72973
ATL92LA094Accident on May 3, 1992 at Wilmington, NC: serious injuries, substantial damage.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 120 · serial 10174
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN PROPER ASSISTANCE DURING THE ENGINE STARTING PROCEDURE, AND HIS FAILURE TO PROPERLY ATTEND TO THE AIRPLANE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING.
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