# N78973: 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 1, 2023
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78973
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78973

## Aircraft that carried N78973

- [Cancelled 2023-04-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78973-2023-04-01): Mooney M20C, S/N 2007, built 1962. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Cape Fear Aviation Maintenance LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAPE%20FEAR%20AVIATION%20MAINTENANCE%20LLC), [Fayetteville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Fayetteville)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N78973 (2)

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.

- [Incident 19930124006189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930124006189I), Jan 24, 1993: Mooney M20C (N78973), Tallahassee, FL, Minor damage. Departed taxiway onto grass while taxiing to ramp. On turn around slid down slope into a ditch.
- [Incident 19840722044879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840722044879I), Jul 22, 1984: Mooney M20C (N78973), Laurinburg, NC, Minor damage. Right main and nose gear collapsed on the landing roll. Landing gear was out of rig. Would not go over center lock.

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