# N6973R: 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: September 29, 1983
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6973R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6973R

## Aircraft that carried N6973R

- [Cancelled 1983-09-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6973R-1983-09-29): Beech B19, S/N MB-750, built 1974. Owner: [G  R Aircraft Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/G%20%20R%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20INC), [Eden Prairie, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Eden%20Prairie)
- [Cancelled 1969-10-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6973R-1969-10-16): Sikorsky S-65C, S/N 65236, built 1969. Exported to Israel. Owner: [Sikorsky Aircraft Division](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIKORSKY%20AIRCRAFT%20DIVISION), [Stratford, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Stratford)

## NTSB investigations on N6973R (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 CHI80FER65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FER65), Aug 19, 1980: Beech B19 (N6973R), Eden Prairie, MN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6973R (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 19800819036739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800819036739A), Aug 19, 1980: Beech B19 (N6973R), Eden Prairie, MN, Substantial damage. Flared too high on landing. Bounced, porpoised, collapsed nose gear.

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