# N48973: Beech D17S, registration cancelled 1974-09-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 10, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech D17S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d17s) (registry code 1150538)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-649](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-649) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 405
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 30, 1967
- Mode S code: A60D71
- Owner when cancelled: [Chandler Robert P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHANDLER%20ROBERT%20P)
- Location: [Santa Cruz, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Cruz)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48973
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=48973
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48973-1974-09-10

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 Beech D17S: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d17s.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 OAK68D0245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0245), Nov 18, 1967: Beech D-17S (N48973), Campbell, CA, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N48973

- [Cancelled 1979-08-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48973-1979-08-28): Cessna 152, S/N 15283396. Exported to Pakistan. Owner: [Centaur Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CENTAUR%20AVIATION%20INC), [Olive Branch, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Olive%20Branch)

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