# N73483: Schweizer TG3A, registration cancelled 1989-09-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 13, 1989
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Schweizer TG3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-tg3a) (registry code 8050902)
- Serial number: 55
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Mode S code: A9DD73
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73483
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73483
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73483-1989-09-13

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 Schweizer TG3A: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-tg3a.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 MKC89LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA001), Oct 2, 1988: Schweizer TG3A (N73483), Yoder, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN ABRUPT MANEUVER RESULTING IN A STALL/SPIN AND SUBSEQUENT AIRCRAFT CONTROL NOT BEING MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

## 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 19881002042789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881002042789A), Oct 2, 1988: Scwzer TG3A (N73483), Hutchinson, KS, Substantial damage. Tow rope broke during a tow at 200 to 300 feet. Student stalled glider in a turn to an open field. Struck trees.

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