# N73859: 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 7, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73859
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73859

## Aircraft that carried N73859

- [Cancelled 2017-07-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73859-2017-07-07): Cessna 172N, S/N 17267727, built 1976. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Desert Pacific Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DESERT%20PACIFIC%20AVIATION%20INC), [Scottsdale, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Scottsdale)
- [Cancelled 1962-03-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73859-1962-03-22): Douglas C-47, S/N 43-49196. Exported to Spain. Owner: [Charlotte Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHARLOTTE%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Charlotte, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Charlotte)

## NTSB investigations on N73859 (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 LAX99LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA131), Mar 27, 1999: Cessna 172N (N73859), Scottsdale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft while retracting the flaps during a touch-and-go.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N73859 (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 19990327002789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990327002789A), Mar 27, 1999: Cessna 172N (N73859), Scottsdale, AZ, Substantial damage. (.19) On March 27, 1999, at 0947 hours mountain standard time, a Cessna 172N, N73859, veered off runway 3 while practicing touch-and-go landings and struck a…

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