# N73RF: 1973 Forbes BOWERS FLY BABY, registration cancelled 2013-10-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 28, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Forbes BOWERS FLY BABY](https://openairdocs.org/model/forbes-bowers-fly-baby) (registry code 056279A)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 712
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 1, 1973
- Certificate issued: August 24, 1984
- Last registry action: August 18, 2009
- Mode S code: A9CA2F
- Owner when cancelled: [Schmidt Robert C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHMIDT%20ROBERT%20C)
- Location: [Newport Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Newport%20Beach)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6346° N, 117.8749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92660, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73RF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73RF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73RF-2013-10-28

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Forbes BOWERS FLY BABY: https://openairdocs.org/model/forbes-bowers-fly-baby.md

## Other aircraft with N73RF

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73RF): Cessna 208B, S/N 208B0289, built 1991

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