Single-engine piston

N72M

2003 Homebuilt V 173 Elt RG/MJS-SB

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
DM0287MTA
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Magical Thing Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Jasper, IN
Registration record

N72M on the FAA register

Type
2003 Homebuilt V 173 Elt RG/MJS-SB
Serial
DM0287MTA
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Registered owner
Magical Thing Air LLC
Jasper, IN
Certificate issued
2003-09-19
Airworthiness date
2003-09-24
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A9A246
Mode S (octal)
52321106
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2003-09-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2003-09-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N72M to the current registrant.
  • 1994-06-27
    N72M previously assigned to a Culver Lca (s/n 207); cancelled.
  • 1932-03-17
    N72M previously assigned to a Spartan C3-165 (s/n 110); cancelled.
Overview

About N72M

N72M is a 2003 Homebuilt V 173 Elt RG/MJS-SB, serial number DM0287MTA. The FAA register lists Magical Thing Air LLC as the registrant in Jasper, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 19, 2003 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming I0360 series engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 24, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N72M. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1994-01-23 Accident · Lake City, SC Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · ATL94FA043
Reported aircraft: Culver Lca — a different aircraft that carried the N72M registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED WHILE MANEUVERING THE AIRPLANE WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF CONTROL AND THE COLLISION WITH THE GROUND.

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

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