# N5973D: 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: September 27, 1982
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5973D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5973D

## Aircraft that carried N5973D

- [Cancelled 1982-09-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5973D-1982-09-27): Piper PA-18, S/N 18-5433. Owner: [Noble Evarist L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NOBLE%20EVARIST%20L), [Ocean Springs, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Ocean%20Springs)

## NTSB investigations on N5973D (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 FTW78DRD22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRD22), Apr 15, 1978: Piper PA-18 (N5973D), Yacloskey, LA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5973D (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 19780415007119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780415007119A), Apr 15, 1978: Piper PA18S125 (N5973D), Yacloskey, LA, Destroyed. Plt attempting to untangle net from stick.

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