# N8473X: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: July 30, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8473X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8473X

## Aircraft that carried N8473X

- [Cancelled 2022-07-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8473X-2022-07-30): Piper PA-28RT-201T, S/N 28R-8131184. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Dodson International Parts Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DODSON%20INTERNATIONAL%20PARTS%20INC), [Rantoul, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Rantoul)
- [Cancelled 1970-09-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8473X-1970-09-25): Cessna 172C, S/N 17248973. Owner: [Wapello Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WAPELLO%20AVIATION%20INC), [Ottumwa, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Ottumwa)

## NTSB investigations on N8473X (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 FTW85LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA280), Jun 30, 1985: Piper PA-28RT-201T (N8473X), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8473X (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.

- [Accident 19850629033249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850629033249A), Jun 29, 1985: Piper PA28RT201T (N8473X), Fort Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Taxied off of taxiway while under guidance of a lineman. Damaged nose gear, right main gear and wing, also prop.
- [Incident 19841101060899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841101060899I), Nov 1, 1984: Piper PA28RT201 (N8473X), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Nose gear failed to extend. Landed nose gear up. Nose gear jammed by flexible ram air duct hose for cabin heat.

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