Aerospatiale ATR 72
9 on the U.S. register. Built from 1991 to 1994; half of them date from 1991 or earlier. Tennessee has the most (9). 100% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the ATR 72 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turboprops
- Power
- Turboprop, 2 engines
- Common engines
- P & W 127 (3), Ama/Expr Unknown Eng (3), P&W Canada Pw120 (2)
- Fuel
- Jet A
- Seats
- 76
- Built of
- aluminium with composite parts · Aluminium fuselage, composite wing box and tail.
- Maker on the register
- Aerospatiale
- Registered
- earliest certificate June 14, 2005; newest July 15, 2010
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Corporation | 9 | 100% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATR 72-212 | 9 | 1991 to 1994 | 100.0% |
Airworthiness certificate class
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Federal Express CORP | 8 |
| Federal Express Corporation | 1 |
Fleet pages: Federal Express CORP · Federal Express Corporation
Accident history NTSB records · 1 cases since 1982, 0 fatal
The 1 most recent of 1 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Aerospatiale ATR 72 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
9 as of November 11, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Aerospatiale ATR 72s?
Tennessee, with 9.
Who owns the Aerospatiale ATR 72?
100% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the Aerospatiale ATR 72s on the register built?
Between 1991 and 1994; half of them in 1991 or earlier.
How many Aerospatiale ATR 72 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
1 accidents and incidents since 1982, 0 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Aerospatiale ATR 72 made of?
A mostly aluminium airframe with composite parts where they save weight: control surfaces, fairings, the tail or the rotor blades. Aluminium fuselage, composite wing box and tail. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Aerospatiale ATR 72 the component layer
A mostly aluminium airframe with composite parts where they save weight: control surfaces, fairings, the tail or the rotor blades. Aluminium fuselage, composite wing box and tail. The design is held under 1 type certificate (A53EU, held by Atr – Gie Avions de Transport Régional). The FAA has issued 128 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this model, most of them about other and general. Operators and repair shops have filed 4,441 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 555 of them in the last ten years: about 616.7 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is airframe structure. 98 approved modifications exist for it, the most by First Air.
FAA orders 128 airworthiness directives · newest first
All orders naming the Aerospatiale ATR 72
By system
Orders by system, as a table
| orders | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Other and general | 22 | 17% |
| Cabin, seats and restraints | 22 | 17% |
| Engine | 18 | 14% |
| Landing gear | 14 | 11% |
| Flight controls | 12 | 9% |
| Airframe structure | 11 | 9% |
| Instruments and avionics | 9 | 7% |
| Electrical power | 7 | 5% |
Failure reports 4,441 since 1995 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 95 | 70 |
| 96 | 67 |
| 97 | 198 |
| 98 | 310 |
| 99 | 181 |
| 00 | 212 |
| 01 | 235 |
| 02 | 46 |
| 03 | 100 |
| 04 | 189 |
| 05 | 196 |
| 06 | 74 |
| 07 | 286 |
| 08 | 123 |
| 09 | 164 |
| 10 | 299 |
| 11 | 405 |
| 12 | 285 |
| 13 | 98 |
| 14 | 32 |
| 15 | 72 |
| 16 | 244 |
| 17 | 68 |
| 18 | 98 |
| 19 | 92 |
| 20 | 65 |
| 21 | 15 |
| 22 | 46 |
| 23 | 46 |
| 24 | 32 |
| 25 | 28 |
| 26 | 65 |
By system
Failure reports by system, as a table
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Seat Track | 446 |
| Skin | 349 |
| Floorbeam | 271 |
| Light | 235 |
| Battery Pack | 133 |
| Stringer | 133 |
| Power Supply | 122 |
| Lamp | 117 |
| Frame | 109 |
| Floor Support | 79 |
Latest reports
Approved replacement parts 903 parts manufacturer approvals
Parts a company other than the maker may make for this design and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:
Most often: bearing (35), gasket (24), seal (21), ball bearing (17), bumper strip (15), washer (13), corrosion prevention (13), shroud endbay (12), saftglo escape (12), cylinder (12).
Approved modifications 98 supplemental type certificates
Changes the FAA has approved for this design, from new avionics and engines to floats and parachutes. The companies holding the most:
Latest
Certificates and bulletins
Special conditions rules the FAA wrote for this design
Safety bulletins 5 · advice, not orders
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how the ATR 72 links to the rest of the register
- Aerospatiale 178 aircraft on the register
- Aerospatiale ATR 72-212 9 registered
- Built of aluminium with composite parts · Aluminium fuselage, composite wing box and tail.
- Pratt & Whitney 127 3 of these aircraft · 2880 hp
- Pratt & Whitney Canada PW120 2 of these aircraft · 1800 hp
- Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127F 1 of these aircraft · 2475 hp
- Tennessee 9 of these aircraft
- Federal Express CORP 8 of these aircraft
- Federal Express Corporation 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the ATR 72 1 cases since 1982 · 0 fatal
- FAA orders naming the ATR 72 128 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the ATR 72 4,441 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the ATR 72 98 supplemental type certificates
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/aerospatiale/atr-72.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 9
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N802FX | Aerospatiale ATR 72-212 |
Federal Express CORP Memphis, Tennessee |
Standard | 2010-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N804FX | Aerospatiale ATR 72-212 |
Federal Express CORP Memphis, Tennessee |
Standard | 2010-06-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N801FX | Aerospatiale ATR 72-212 |
Federal Express CORP Memphis, Tennessee |
Standard | 2010-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N805FX | Aerospatiale ATR 72-212 |
Federal Express CORP Memphis, Tennessee |
Standard | 2010-06-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N807FX | Aerospatiale ATR 72-212 |
Federal Express CORP Memphis, Tennessee |
Standard | 2010-06-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N820FX | Aerospatiale ATR 72-212 |
Federal Express CORP Memphis, Tennessee |
Standard | 2007-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N821FX | Aerospatiale ATR 72-212 |
Federal Express CORP Memphis, Tennessee |
Standard | 2006-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N819FX | Aerospatiale ATR 72-212 |
Federal Express CORP Memphis, Tennessee |
Standard | 2006-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N812FX | Aerospatiale ATR 72-212 |
Federal Express Corporation Memphis, Tennessee |
Standard | 2005-06-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |