# N7873D: 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 29, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7873D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7873D

## Aircraft that carried N7873D

- [Cancelled 2013-04-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7873D-2013-04-29): Piper PA-18, S/N 18-6028, built 1957. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Carlsbad, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Carlsbad)

## NTSB investigations on N7873D (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 LAX83LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA013), Oct 16, 1982: Piper PA-18 (N7873D), Oceanside, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB ANC73DAG65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAG65), Nov 25, 1972: Piper PA-18 (N7873D), Glenallen, AK, substantial damage

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