# N73WB: 1976 Cutter CUTTER-2

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cutter CUTTER-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/cutter-cutter-2) (registry code 0563781, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: WC-2
- Year built: 1976
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 31, 1980
- Certificate issued: January 10, 2008
- Expires: April 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A9CAA8
- Registered owner: [Nilz Patrick](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NILZ%20PATRICK)
- Location: [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.2712° N, 110.9917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85705, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73WB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73WB

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Cutter CUTTER-2)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 LAX80DVW17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVW17), May 18, 1980: Cutter 2 (N73WB), Las Vegas, NV, no damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19800518015499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800518015499A), May 18, 1980: Amtr C2CUTTER (N73WB), Las Vegas, NV. Struck target balloon on landing. Deflated. Basket hung on side of target balloon, then dropped to ground.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Cutter CUTTER-2 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/cutter-cutter-2/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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