# N73944: 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: September 5, 1975
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73944
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73944

## Aircraft that carried N73944

- [Cancelled 1975-09-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73944-1975-09-05): Bell 47G-4, S/N 2861. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Aircraft & Helicopter Supplies Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20%26%20HELICOPTER%20SUPPLIES%20INC), [Sun Valley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sun%20Valley)

## NTSB investigations on N73944 (2)

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 ATL89LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA107), Mar 16, 1989: Cessna 172N (N73944), Swainsboro, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO LAND AT AN UNLIGHTED AIRSTRIP IN LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS, AND HER SUBSEQUENT, INADVERTENT SELECTIONOF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN BORDERING THE RUNWAY.
- [NTSB NYC71DHD46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DHD46), Apr 19, 1971: Bell 47G4 (N73944), Mays Ldg, NJ, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N73944 (2)

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.

- [Incident 19920325009079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920325009079I), Mar 25, 1992: Cessna 172N (N73944), Jackson, MS, Minor damage. Bird strike on windshield during a powerline patrol. Windshield broke. Landed safely at Jackson.
- [Accident 19890316003969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890316003969A), Mar 16, 1989: Cessna 172N (N73944), Swainsboro, GA, Substantial damage. Landed at dusk in plowed dirt off side of the unlighted sod runway. Nose gear dug in and aircraft nosed over.

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