# N903WA: 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: February 22, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=903WA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N903WA

## Aircraft that carried N903WA

- [Cancelled 2017-02-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N903WA-2017-02-22): Cessna 172M, S/N 17261334, built 1973. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Cylinder Shop Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CYLINDER%20SHOP%20INC), [Opa Locka, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Opa%20Locka)
- [Cancelled 1981-10-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N903WA-1981-10-15): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10, S/N 46929. Owner: [Wilmington Trust Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILMINGTON%20TRUST%20COMPANY), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

## NTSB investigations on N903WA (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 ATL03LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA005), Oct 17, 2002: Cessna 172 (N903WA), Opa Locka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot' inadequate evaluation of weather information, and the selection of the wrong runway that resulted in an attempted takeoff with a tailwind and the subsequent loss of control during takeoff.
- [NTSB DCA80RA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA80RA003), Oct 31, 1979: Douglas DC-10 (N903WA), Mexico City, Mexico, destroyed, 72 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N903WA (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 20021017027759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021017027759A), Oct 17, 2002: Cessna 172M (N903WA), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Instructor bounced on landing, losing control of aircraft resulting in stall, aircraft came down hard, breaking off nose gear and slewing around damaging…
- [Incident 19790211006469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790211006469I), Feb 11, 1979: Doug DC1010 (N903WA), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Faulty number 1 tr unit and bus control panel caused overhead warning lights to come on. Di breaker popped.

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