# N2873E: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: May 30, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2873E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2873E

## Aircraft that carried N2873E

- [Cancelled 2018-05-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2873E-2018-05-30): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-6456, built 1946. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)

## NTSB investigations on N2873E (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 ANC05CA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA148), Sep 17, 2005: Aeronca 7AC (N2873E), Coldfoot, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of distance/altitude during the landing flare/touchdown, which resulted in an undershoot and subsequent nosing down of the airplane when the main landing gear tires contacted…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2873E (1)

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 20050916029169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050916029169A), Sep 16, 2005: Bbavia 7AC (N2873E), Coldfoot, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot landed short of gravel bar (off airport landing area) in water, nosed down, and bent left lift strut. [privacy data omitted]

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