# N473WM: 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: December 11, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=473WM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N473WM

## Aircraft that carried N473WM

- [Cancelled 2012-12-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N473WM-2012-12-11): Mojonnier-William BD-4, S/N 473, built 1979. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Mojonnier William Hurlbut](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOJONNIER%20WILLIAM%20HURLBUT), [Sylmar, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sylmar)

## NTSB investigations on N473WM (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 LAX81FUQ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUQ22), Jun 1, 1981: Bede BD-4 (N473WM), Pacoima, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N473WM (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 19810601047879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810601047879A), Jun 1, 1981: Amtrbd BEDEBD4 (N473WM), Pacoima, CA, Destroyed. Indicates loss of control en route on night flight. Hilly terrain, few ground lights.

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