# N4973B: 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 11, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4973B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4973B

## Aircraft that carried N4973B

- [Cancelled 2015-05-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4973B-2015-05-11): Cessna 152, S/N 15283733, built 1979. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: Bangkok

## NTSB investigations on N4973B (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 FTW90LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA017), Oct 24, 1989: Cessna 152 (N4973B), Thibodaux, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN OR MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING AN ABORTED LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL/MUSH. HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT AND THE DITCH WERE RELATED…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4973B (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.

- [Incident 19870914067359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870914067359I), Sep 14, 1987: Cessna 152 (N4973B), Lake Charles, LA, Minor damage. A buzzard broke the windshield during low level pipeline patrol. Uanble to maintain altitude. Off airport landing.

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