# N4973V: Cessna T303, registration cancelled 1996-01-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 22, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna T303](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t303) (registry code 2073820)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A34CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A34CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: T30300285
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: October 18, 1989
- Last registry action: October 18, 1995
- Mode S code: A62CEE
- Owner when cancelled: [Embry-Riddle Aeronaut University Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EMBRY-RIDDLE%20AERONAUT%20UNIVERSITY%20INC)
- Location: [Daytona Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Daytona%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.2108° N, 81.0228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Daytona Beach, FL, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4973V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4973V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4973V-1996-01-22

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 T303: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t303.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 MIA90FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA135), May 28, 1990: Cessna T303 (N4973V), Deland, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: THE CHAFED AND SHORTED ELECTRICAL WIRING BETWEEN BUS BARS, WHICH CAUSED A PARTIAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE, RESULTED IN A FALSE FIRE WARNING INDICATION, AND PREVENTED THE RESTART OF THE RIGHT ENGINE.

## 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 19900528017589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900528017589A), May 28, 1990: Cessna T303 (N4973V), Deland, FL, Destroyed. Believed engine fire,shut down. Unable flight due to gear down and popped circuit breakers. Bus jumper wire shorted

## Other aircraft with N4973V

- [Cancelled 1958-02-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4973V-1958-02-19): Stinson L-5, S/N 02793, built 1949. Owner: [Arizona State College - Tempe](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARIZONA%20STATE%20COLLEGE%20-%20TEMPE), [Tempe, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tempe)

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