# N873Q: 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 5, 1982
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=873Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N873Q

## Aircraft that carried N873Q

- [Cancelled 1982-04-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N873Q-1982-04-05): Mitsubishi MU-2B-20, S/N 160, built 1969. Revoked, pending cancellation. Owner: [Ancorp Leasing Division](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANCORP%20LEASING%20DIVISION), [Cleveland, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cleveland)

## NTSB investigations on N873Q (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 IAD80FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA007), Nov 1, 1979: Mitsubishi MU-2F (N873Q), Nashville, TN, destroyed, 5 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N873Q (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 19791101043469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791101043469A), Nov 1, 1979: Mtsbsi MU2B20 (N873Q), Nashville, TN, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Struck wires & trees on final ILS approach. Auto pilot on, with nosedown trim. Pilots on duty last 18 hours.

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