# N73309: 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: July 8, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73309
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73309

## Aircraft that carried N73309

- [Cancelled 2013-07-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73309-2013-07-08): Cessna 172M, S/N 17267363, built 1976. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Sacramento Aero Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SACRAMENTO%20AERO%20SERVICES%20INC), [Sacramento, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sacramento)
- [Cancelled 1947-11-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73309-1947-11-28): Boeing B75N1, S/N 75-7445. Owner: [Brown Duane B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROWN%20DUANE%20B), [Hebron, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Hebron)

## NTSB investigations on N73309 (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 LAX89LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA109), Feb 13, 1989: Cessna 172M (N73309), Sacramento, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF THE WRONG RUNWAY FOR LANDING AND HIS DELAY IN INITIATING A GO-AROUND AFTER LANDING LONG. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: LIGHT CONDITIONS AS DUSK AND A TAILWIND.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N73309 (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 19890212003779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890212003779A), Feb 12, 1989: Cessna 172M (N73309), Sacramento, CA, Substantial damage. On third landing attempt tried to go around with full flaps. Hit light pole and crashed.

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