# N973A: Piper PA-22, registration cancelled 1977-03-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 25, 1977
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22-283
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 29, 1965
- Mode S code: AD8ECA
- Owner when cancelled: [Foster Allen](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOSTER%20ALLEN)
- Location: [Sayer, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Sayer)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N973A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=973A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N973A-1977-03-25

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 Piper PA-22: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22.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 NYC77FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA012), Nov 12, 1976: Piper PA-22 (N973A), Warren Center, PA, destroyed, 1 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 19761112039959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761112039959A), Nov 12, 1976: Piper PA22 (N973A), Warren Center, PA, Destroyed. Entered snow storm at night,aircraft not equipped for instrument flight,pilot not instrument rated

## Other aircraft with N973A

- [Cancelled 2016-09-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N973A-2016-09-08): Skiba Jeffrey W LANCAIR LEGACY RG, S/N L2K-191. First renewal notice. Owner: [Skiba Jeffrey W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKIBA%20JEFFREY%20W), [Woodstock, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Woodstock)

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