# N2003A: 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: September 1, 1998
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2003A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2003A

## Aircraft that carried N2003A

- [Cancelled 1998-09-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2003A-1998-09-01): Cessna 172R, S/N 17280630. Exported to New Zealand. Owner: [Independence Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INDEPENDENCE%20AVIATION%20INC), [Independence, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Independence)
- [Cancelled 1996-04-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2003A-1996-04-26): Beech 36, S/N E166. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Tri H Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRI%20H%20CORPORATION), [Lawrence, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Lawrence)

## NTSB investigations on N2003A (1)

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 BFO90FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90FA053), Jun 2, 1990: Beech 36 (N2003A), Gaithersburg, MD, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR, WHICH RESULTED IN A WHEELS UP LANDING; HIS IMPROPER DECISION TO ATTEMPT A GO AROUND (ABORTED LANDING) AFTER THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED THE RUNWAY; AND HIS…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2003A (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 19900602018119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900602018119A), Jun 2, 1990: Beech 36BEECH (N2003A), Gaithersburg, MD, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Noted landing gear up. Radio alert no answer. Bellied in ballooned stalled and cartwheeled on second impact.
- [Incident 19781012030369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781012030369I), Oct 12, 1978: Beech 36BEECH (N2003A), Topeka, KS, Minor damage. Private pilot on an aircraft checkout raised the gear switch when the instructor asked him to retract the flaps.

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