# N13073: 1973 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2010-04-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 9, 2010
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17262476
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 25, 1973
- Certificate issued: February 5, 2007
- Last registry action: February 16, 2010
- Mode S code: A07E9A
- Owners when cancelled: [Hausteen Karen G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAUSTEEN%20KAREN%20G), [Harvey Rocky W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARVEY%20ROCKY%20W)
- Location: [Joshua Tree, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Joshua%20Tree)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1480° N, 116.2842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92252, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13073
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=13073
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13073-2010-04-09

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 172M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m.md

## NTSB investigations (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 WPR10LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA115), Jan 18, 2010: Cessna 172M (N13073), Joshua Tree, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The certified flight instructor's decision to continue visual flight into deteriorating weather, which resulted in his inadvertent encounter with instrument meteorological conditions and subsequent…

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20100118026169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100118026169A), Jan 18, 2010: Cessna 172M (N13073), Palm Springs, CA, Destroyed. N13073, Cessna C172, at 6000 feet, contacted sct for flight following 9.5 miles northeast of Palm Springs at 180822PST. A beacon code was issued and…

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