# N9173U: 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: July 12, 2010
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9173U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9173U

## Aircraft that carried N9173U

- [Cancelled 2010-07-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9173U-2010-07-12): Cessna 150M, S/N 15078124, built 1976. Exported to Maldives. Owner: [Foley Ward](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOLEY%20WARD), [Westminster, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Westminster)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9173U (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.

- [Incident 19810622056879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810622056879I), Jun 22, 1981: Cessna 150M (N9173U), Smithfield, NC, Minor damage. Student pilot on takeoff run. Crew window opened. Attempted to close, lost control and ground looped.

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