# N6973W: 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: March 10, 1975
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6973W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6973W

## Aircraft that carried N6973W

- [Cancelled 1975-03-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6973W-1975-03-10): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-21171. Owner: [Rene Ben D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RENE%20BEN%20D), [Smith River, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Smith%20River)

## NTSB investigations on N6973W (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 OAK75AP031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP031-201474), Jan 17, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N6973W), Eureka, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6973W (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 19750117000969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750117000969A), Jan 17, 1975: Piper PA28140 (N6973W), Eureka, CA, Destroyed. Steep turn from close in downwind leg. Plt had 1 hr dual in type acft.

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