# N973M: 2000 Dassault FALCON 900 EX, registration cancelled 2008-06-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 6, 2008
- Exported to: Germany
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dassault FALCON 900 EX](https://openairdocs.org/model/dassault-falcon-900-ex) (registry code 2730009)
- Engine: [Alliedsign TFE731-60](https://openairdocs.org/engine/alliedsign-tfe731-60) (registry code 02504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A46EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A46EU), [TCDS E1NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1NM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 73
- Year built: 2000
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: November 22, 2000
- Certificate issued: February 1, 2008
- Last registry action: February 1, 2008
- Mode S code: AD8FDD
- Owner when cancelled: [Volkswagen Of America Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VOLKSWAGEN%20OF%20AMERICA%20INC)
- Location: [Auburn Hills, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Auburn%20Hills)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6882° N, 83.2441° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48326, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N973M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=973M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N973M-2008-06-06

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 Dassault FALCON 900 EX: https://openairdocs.org/model/dassault-falcon-900-ex.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 NYC06IA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06IA075), Mar 3, 2006: Dassault Falcon 900EX (N973M), Teterboro, NJ, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The co-pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in an overrun. Contributing were the gusty wind conditions, the failure of the flight crew to utilize the air brake after…

## 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.

- [Incident 20060303014489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060303014489I), Mar 3, 2006: Amd FALCON900EX (N973M), Teterboro, NJ, Minor damage. (-23) 1. Winds were a direct crosswind of 19 knots gusting to 26. 2. Flightcrew performed a visual circle to land maneuver from the ILS runway 6 to a left…

## Other aircraft with N973M

- [Cancelled 1983-11-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N973M-1983-11-21): Martin 404, S/N 14156. Administratively canceled. Owner: [Marco Island Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARCO%20ISLAND%20AIRWAYS%20INC), [Marco Island, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Marco%20Island)
- [Cancelled 1932-09-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N973M-1932-09-20): Marston & Oroway SPORT, S/N 2, built 1931. Owner: [Colman Charles D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLMAN%20CHARLES%20D), [Rochester, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Rochester)

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