# N173UA: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: March 5, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=173UA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N173UA

## Aircraft that carried N173UA

- [Cancelled 2022-03-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N173UA-2022-03-05): DJI MAVIC PRO PLATINUM, S/N 08QCF73P12300W. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Texas A&M University Corpus Christi](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEXAS%20A%26M%20UNIVERSITY%20CORPUS%20CHRISTI), [Corpus Christi, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Corpus%20Christi)
- [Cancelled 2012-01-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N173UA-2012-01-09): Boeing 747-422, S/N 24380, built 1989. First renewal notice. Owner: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N173UA (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA11FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA11FA091), Jul 29, 2011: Boeing 747-422 (N173UA), Tangshan, China, no damage. Probable cause: an inadvertent encounter with convectively induced turbulence likely due to radar limitations and convective weather developing upwards into the flight path.
- [NTSB DCA10CA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA10CA032), Feb 19, 2010: Boeing 747 (N173UA), Anchorage, AK, minor damage. Probable cause: an inadvertent encounter with clear air turbulence.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N173UA (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20110729023949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110729023949A), Jul 29, 2011: Boeing 747-422 (N173UA), No damage. Prior to the turbulence event, the captain had the weather radar on and determined that it was safe for the flight attendants to get up and start their…
- [Accident 20100219028409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100219028409A), Feb 19, 2010: Boeing 747-422 (N173UA), Minor damage. Ua 897 iad-nrt encountered severe turbulence in the anchorage fir. The flight was experiencing moderate turbulence and asked for lower altitude due to a…

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