# N743: 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: March 14, 1930
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=743
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N743

## Aircraft that carried N743

- [Cancelled 1930-03-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N743-1930-03-14): Curtiss Wright JN4D, S/N 138. Owner: [Graham Wendell](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAHAM%20WENDELL)

## NTSB investigations on N743 (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 ANC09TA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09TA090), Aug 31, 2009: Piper PA-18-150 (N743), Bethel, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive use of brakes while landing at an off-airport site.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N743 (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 20090830049359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090830049359A), Aug 30, 2009: Piper PA-18-150 (N743), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. The pilot in command stated he aggressively applied braking during roll out following a landing on a river side gravel bar. The airplane subsequently tipped…

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