# N8973N: 1969 Piper PA-32-300, registration cancelled 1972-05-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 1, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-40897
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 27, 1970
- Mode S code: AC6223
- Owner when cancelled: [Valley Airpark Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VALLEY%20AIRPARK%20INC)
- Location: [Fort Collins, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Fort%20Collins)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8973N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8973N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8973N-1972-05-01

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 Piper PA-32-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300.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 FTW72AF030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72AF030), Nov 28, 1971: Piper PA-32 (N8973N), Wells, TX, destroyed, 7 fatal

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