# N73U: 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: August 11, 2009
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73U

## Aircraft that carried N73U

- [Cancelled 2009-08-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73U-2009-08-11): Aero Commander 500 S, S/N 3162, built 1963. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Commonwealth Aviation Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMMONWEALTH%20AVIATION%20CORP), [Daytona Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Daytona%20Beach)
- [Cancelled 1972-04-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73U-1972-04-28): Cessna 120, S/N 13519. Owner: [Frazier Gene E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRAZIER%20GENE%20E), [Decatur, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Decatur)

## NTSB investigations on N73U (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 ERA09FA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA303), May 25, 2009: Aero Commander 500 S (N73U), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection.
- [NTSB CHI71FEV43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FEV43), May 14, 1971: Cessna 120 (N73U), Kenney, IL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N73U (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 20090525018069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090525018069A), May 25, 2009: Gulstm 500S (N73U), Daytona Beach, FL, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) The airplane impacted terrain short of runway 25R during a forced landing after takeoff. The pilot was seriously injured, and the pilot-rated passenger…

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