# N173W: Lockheed 1049G, registration cancelled 1974-05-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 7, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Lockheed 1049G](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-1049g) (registry code 5262119)
- Serial number: 4674
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Mode S code: A12646
- Owner when cancelled: [Aircraft Specialties Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20SPECIALTIES%20INC)
- Location: [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N173W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=173W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N173W-1974-05-07

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 Lockheed 1049G: https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-1049g.md

## NTSB investigations (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 LAX73OL014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73OL014), Jun 9, 1973: Lockheed 1049G (N173W), Casey, Canada, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB UNK66X0137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK66X0137), Apr 19, 1966: Lockheed 1049H (N173W), Kadena Ab Okinawa, JA, no damage

## Other aircraft with N173W

- [Cancelled 1932-10-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N173W-1932-10-15): Rocheville ROCHEVILLE R-2, S/N 102. Owner: [Rocheville Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROCHEVILLE%20LTD), [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)

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