# N73KW: Douglas DC3, registration cancelled 1977-07-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 18, 1977
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC3](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3) (registry code 3021401)
- Serial number: 2252
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: December 20, 1973
- Mode S code: A9C9A8
- Owner when cancelled: [A A T Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/A%20A%20T%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Key West, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Key%20West)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73KW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73KW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73KW-1977-07-18

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 Douglas DC3: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3.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 MIA77FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA025), Jan 15, 1977: Douglas DC3A (N73KW), Miami, FL, destroyed

## 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 19770115003699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770115003699A), Jan 15, 1977: Doug DC3 (N73KW), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot stopped climbing and was attempting to land on the remaining wet runway

## Other aircraft with N73KW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73KW): Keith L Watson VANS RV-14A, S/N 140204, built 2022

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