# N973FS: Cessna 337C, registration cancelled 2000-05-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 24, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 337C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337c) (registry code 2075712)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A6CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 337-0973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: April 30, 1997
- Last registry action: August 30, 1997
- Mode S code: AD8F58
- Owner when cancelled: [Shelton  George F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHELTON%20%20GEORGE%20F)
- Location: [Brighton, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Brighton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3497° N, 71.1540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 02135, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N973FS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=973FS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N973FS-2000-05-24

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 337C: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337c.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 NYC99FA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99FA222), Sep 12, 1999: Cessna 337C (N973FS), North Adams, MA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot of the Cessna 305 to follow the instructions issued, and maintain a low altitude. A factor was the delay in evasive action by the pilot of the Cessna 337 after he was first…

## 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 19990912026232A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990912026232A), Sep 12, 1999: Cessna 337C (N973FS), North Adams, MA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (.19) On September 12, 1999, at 1329 eastern daylight time, a mid-air collision occurred between a Cessna 337C, N973FS, and a Cessna 305C, N3255P, while…

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