# N873SL: 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 16, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=873SL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N873SL

## Aircraft that carried N873SL

- [Cancelled 2019-04-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N873SL-2019-04-16): Cessna A185F, S/N 18503380, built 1977. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)

## NTSB investigations on N873SL (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 GAA17CA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA271), May 7, 2017: Cessna A185 (N873SL), Big Rapids, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to obtain updated weather information while practicing takeoffs and landings and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N873SL (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 20170507003949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170507003949A), May 7, 2017: Cessna A185F (N873SL), Big Rapids Town, MI, Substantial damage. The pilot stated he made several successful touch and goes on runway 32. The pilot said the wind was reported as 320@10. The pilot decided he was going to…

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