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N72MA

N72MA is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172M built in 1975. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 5, 2015. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

N72MA is reserved by Nnumbersforsale.Com LLC since March 13, 2023. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on January 13, 2027.

Cessna 172M cancelled May 5, 2015

Serial number
17264918
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
Year built
1975
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
February 13, 1980
Last FAA action
August 21, 2007
Last owner
Schwartz Michael F (Individual)
Downers Grove, IL
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N72MA

CHI86FA100Accident on March 8, 1986 at Lafox, IL: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172M · serial 17264918

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