# N73309: 1976 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2013-07-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 8, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 17267363
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 22, 1976
- Certificate issued: August 29, 1978
- Last registry action: December 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A9D8AA
- Owner when cancelled: [Sacramento Aero Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SACRAMENTO%20AERO%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Sacramento, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sacramento)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6352° N, 121.5193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95834, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73309
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73309
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73309-2013-07-08

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 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 LAX89LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA109), Feb 13, 1989: Cessna 172M (N73309), Sacramento, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF THE WRONG RUNWAY FOR LANDING AND HIS DELAY IN INITIATING A GO-AROUND AFTER LANDING LONG. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: LIGHT CONDITIONS AS DUSK AND A TAILWIND.

## 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 19890212003779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890212003779A), Feb 12, 1989: Cessna 172M (N73309), Sacramento, CA, Substantial damage. On third landing attempt tried to go around with full flaps. Hit light pole and crashed.

## Other aircraft with N73309

- [Cancelled 1947-11-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73309-1947-11-28): Boeing B75N1, S/N 75-7445. Owner: [Brown Duane B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROWN%20DUANE%20B), [Hebron, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Hebron)

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