Electric rotorcraft

N72DR

Homebuilt FB3

Not current (FAA status 3) No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
038
Class
Electric rotorcraft
Engines
8
Status
Not current (FAA status 3)
Registered owner
—
Based
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Registration record

N72DR on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt FB3
Serial
038
Engines
8
Registered owner
—
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A9A18E
Mode S (octal)
52320616
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Not current (FAA status 3)
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2015-05-05
    N72DR previously assigned to a Beechcraft Queen Air 65 (s/n LC-6); cancelled.
Overview

About N72DR

N72DR is a Homebuilt FB3, serial number 038.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an electric rotorcraft.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N72DR. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1979-05-27 Accident · Boca Raton,Fl, 09 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2576
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 65 — a different aircraft that carried the N72DR registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FT ON FINAL.NO COMM ESTABLISHED.GR DOWN GO-AROUND.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.