# N73U: Cessna 120, registration cancelled 1972-04-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 28, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-768](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-768) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 13519
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 10, 1970
- Mode S code: A9CA74
- Owner when cancelled: [Frazier Gene E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRAZIER%20GENE%20E)
- Location: [Decatur, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Decatur)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73U-1972-04-28

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 120: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120.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 CHI71FEV43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FEV43), May 14, 1971: Cessna 120 (N73U), Kenney, IL, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N73U

- [Cancelled 2009-08-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73U-2009-08-11): Aero Commander 500 S, S/N 3162, built 1963. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Commonwealth Aviation Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMMONWEALTH%20AVIATION%20CORP), [Daytona Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Daytona%20Beach)

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