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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N81072

N81072 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Rans Inc S-5 built in 1998. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 3, 2021. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.

Rans Inc S-5 cancelled July 3, 2021

Serial number
98202
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1998
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
March 14, 2018
Last FAA action
March 14, 2018
Last owner
Logan Adrian S (Individual)
Pinnacle, NC
Airworthiness
Experimental · Registered before Jan 31, 2008

Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B cancelled February 6, 2003

Serial number
AA5B0421
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
February 6, 2003
Last owner
Carney Aviation INC (Corporation)
Stratford, CT
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

Cessna 120 cancelled July 25, 1951

Serial number
10366
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
October 14, 1947
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
United Air Service (Corporation)
Camden, AR
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N81072

IAD02LA032Accident on February 16, 2002 at Harwinton, CT: minor injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Grumman American AA-5B · serial 0421

pilot's failure to obtain adequate airspeed during take-off, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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