N85972 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 337D. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 17, 1998. 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.
Cessna 337D cancelled January 17, 1998
- Serial number
- 3371041
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- July 20, 1994
- Last FAA action
- July 16, 1997
- Last owner
- Mid Mississippi Aircraft INC (Corporation)
Forest, MS - Airworthiness
- None on file
Aeronca 11AC cancelled March 6, 1962
- Serial number
- 11AC-394
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- April 16, 1956
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Thurston Kenneth C (Individual)
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N85972
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 337D · serial 337-1041
FAILURE OF THE NORMAL BRAKE SYSTEM FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT'S SEATBACK.
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