# N173W: 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: May 7, 1974
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=173W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N173W

## Aircraft that carried N173W

- [Cancelled 1974-05-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N173W-1974-05-07): Lockheed 1049G, S/N 4674. Owner: [Aircraft Specialties Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20SPECIALTIES%20INC), [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)
- [Cancelled 1932-10-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N173W-1932-10-15): Rocheville ROCHEVILLE R-2, S/N 102. Owner: [Rocheville Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROCHEVILLE%20LTD), [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)

## NTSB investigations on N173W (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 LAX73OL014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73OL014), Jun 9, 1973: Lockheed 1049G (N173W), Casey, Canada, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB UNK66X0137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK66X0137), Apr 19, 1966: Lockheed 1049H (N173W), Kadena Ab Okinawa, JA, no damage

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