# N45873: 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: November 14, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=45873
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45873

## Aircraft that carried N45873

- [Cancelled 2012-11-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45873-2012-11-14): Douglas DC3C-S1C3G, S/N 42-108861, built 1942. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Tampa, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Tampa)
- [Cancelled 1965-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45873-1965-05-20): Luscombe 8A, S/N 2400. Owner: [Croston John B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CROSTON%20JOHN%20B), [Sonora, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sonora)

## NTSB investigations on N45873 (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 CHI78FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA047), Jul 9, 1978: Douglas DC-3 (N45873), Richmond, IN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N45873 (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 19780709042899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780709042899A), Jul 9, 1978: Doug DC3C (N45873), IN, Substantial damage

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