# N42273: Sturges John & Keith BD 5B, registration cancelled 1994-07-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 28, 1994
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Sturges John & Keith BD 5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/sturges-john-keith-bd-5b) (registry code 11307F7)
- Serial number: 1749
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 20, 1981
- Last registry action: May 18, 1994
- Mode S code: A50676
- Owners when cancelled: [Sturges John A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STURGES%20JOHN%20A), [Sturges Keith W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STURGES%20KEITH%20W)
- Location: [Arcata, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Arcata)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8433° N, 124.0453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95521, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42273
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=42273
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42273-1994-07-28

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Sturges John & Keith BD 5B: https://openairdocs.org/model/sturges-john-keith-bd-5b.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 LAX84FA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA253), Apr 13, 1984: Sturges BD-5B (N42273), Mckinleyville, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N42273

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42273): Cessna 182S, S/N 18280444, built 1999
- [Cancelled 1962-01-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42273-1962-01-23): Piper J3C-65, S/N 14523, built 1945. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Mitchell Harry P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MITCHELL%20HARRY%20P), [Shelburne, VT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VT/Shelburne)

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