# N873Q: 1969 Mitsubishi MU-2B-20, registration cancelled 1982-04-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 5, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mitsubishi MU-2B-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-20) (registry code 5780407)
- Engine: [AiResearch 331 SER 605HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-331-ser-605hp) (registry code 01502)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A2PC](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A2PC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 160
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Certificate issued: May 29, 1975
- Last registry action: March 26, 1977
- Mode S code: AC02D9
- Owner when cancelled: [Ancorp Leasing Division](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANCORP%20LEASING%20DIVISION)
- Location: [Cleveland, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cleveland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.5202° N, 81.6786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 44114, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N873Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=873Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N873Q-1982-04-05

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 Mitsubishi MU-2B-20: https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-20.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 IAD80FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA007), Nov 1, 1979: Mitsubishi MU-2F (N873Q), Nashville, TN, destroyed, 5 fatal

## 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 19791101043469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791101043469A), Nov 1, 1979: Mtsbsi MU2B20 (N873Q), Nashville, TN, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Struck wires & trees on final ILS approach. Auto pilot on, with nosedown trim. Pilots on duty last 18 hours.

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