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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N9872A

N9872A is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 190 built in 1950. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 7, 2013 when the aircraft was exported to Australia. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Cessna 190 cancelled August 7, 2013

Serial number
7574
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1950
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Australia
Certificate issued
April 26, 2002
Last FAA action
March 26, 2011
Last owner
Bockelman Michael G (Co-owned)
Dubuque, IA
Airworthiness
Standard

NTSB accident and incident record under N9872A

ATL99LA124Accident on September 5, 1999 at Enterprise, AL: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 190 · serial 7574

The fatigue failure of the main landing gear spring.

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