# N73WS: 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: April 3, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73WS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73WS

## Aircraft that carried N73WS

- [Cancelled 2020-04-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73WS-2020-04-03): Cessna 185A, S/N 18501645. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Factoria Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FACTORIA%20AIRCRAFT), [Bellevue, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Bellevue)

## NTSB investigations on N73WS (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 SEA87FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA162), Aug 12, 1987: Cessna 185E (N73WS), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N73WS (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 19870812044051A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870812044051A), Aug 12, 1987: Cessna 185A (N73WS), Ketchikan, AK, Substantial damage. Head on collision with a Hughes helicopter N58318 during climbout. Pilot stated he never saw the helicopter.

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