# N473: 1968 Krutchkoff SHP-1

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Krutchkoff SHP-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/krutchkoff-shp-1) (registry code 05603UE, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 1968
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 26, 1985
- Certificate issued: August 30, 2023
- Expires: August 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A5CC3E
- Registered owner: [Cote Matthew R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COTE%20MATTHEW%20R)
- Location: [Fairfield, VT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VT/Fairfield)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.8017° N, 72.9674° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 05455, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=473
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N473

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Krutchkoff SHP-1)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N473.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N473.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## Service difficulty reports on N473 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N473, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR CHQA200800096](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CHQA200800096), May 15, 2008: CONTROL MODULE. MALFUNCTIONED. FLIGHT 5723 SDF TO IAH - WHILE ON DESCENT INTO IAH THE CREW RECEIVED A TOTAL STAB FAILURE MESSAGE ON THE EICAS. THE CREW RAN THEIR QRH, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AN

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N473

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N473 before.

- [Cancelled 1992-10-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N473-1992-10-16): Aviat PITTS S-2B, S/N 5263. Exported to Spain. Owner: [Aviat Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIAT%20INC), [Afton, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Afton)
- [Cancelled 1963-11-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N473-1963-11-14): Grumman F9F-8P, S/N 141683. Owner: [U S Department Of The Navy](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/U%20S%20DEPARTMENT%20OF%20THE%20NAVY), [Atlantic City, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Atlantic%20City)
- [Cancelled 1933-02-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N473-1933-02-11): Thomas Morse SCOUT, S/N 88. Owner: [Rhoads Ernest L & Ranger Maurice](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RHOADS%20ERNEST%20L%20%26%20RANGER%20MAURICE), [Oswego, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Oswego)

## Related

- Other Krutchkoff SHP-1 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/krutchkoff-shp-1/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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