# N9473H: Fairchild M-62A-3, registration cancelled 2013-03-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 20, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Fairchild M-62A-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62a-3) (registry code 3371618)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-724](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-724) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: FT-728
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 25, 1959
- Last registry action: March 28, 1991
- Mode S code: AD29F2
- Location: [Smithfield, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Smithfield)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4919° N, 78.3447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27577, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9473H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9473H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9473H-2013-03-20

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Fairchild M-62A-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62a-3.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 IAD74DKM19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM19), Sep 12, 1973: Fairchild M-62C (N9473H), Hiddenite, NC, substantial damage

## 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 19730912027909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730912027909A), Sep 12, 1973: Frchld M62A3 (N9473H), Hiddenite, NC, Substantial damage. Acft mushed into the gnd during wingover. Damagedprop,became airborne un cont flt lndd in trees.

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