# N73840: 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: January 25, 1977
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73840
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73840

## Aircraft that carried N73840

- [Cancelled 1977-01-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73840-1977-01-25): Cessna 172N, S/N 17267713. Owner: [Guest John Creighton](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GUEST%20JOHN%20CREIGHTON), [Ft Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ft%20Lauderdale)

## NTSB investigations on N73840 (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 MIA77FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA021), Dec 28, 1976: Cessna 172N (N73840), Chiefland, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N73840 (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 19761228040269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761228040269A), Dec 28, 1976: Cessna 172N (N73840), Chiefland, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Wind gusting 20K

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