# N73TX: Hailey BEDE BD-4, registration cancelled 1975-08-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 18, 1975
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hailey BEDE BD-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/hailey-bede-bd-4) (registry code 1130534)
- Serial number: BD447
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 16, 1974
- Mode S code: A9CA71
- Owner when cancelled: [Crane Roger C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRANE%20ROGER%20C)
- Location: [Scottsburg, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Scottsburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73TX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73TX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73TX-1975-08-18

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 Hailey BEDE BD-4: https://openairdocs.org/model/hailey-bede-bd-4.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 NYC76AN017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN017), Aug 1, 1975: Bede BD4 (N73TX), S Hornell, NY, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other aircraft with N73TX

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73TX): Lancair LC-40-550FG, S/N 40034, built 2001

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