# N9973P: Piper PA-36-285, registration cancelled 1991-04-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 1, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-36-285](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (registry code 7103610)
- Serial number: 367560085
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 11, 1976
- Last registry action: January 31, 1991
- Mode S code: ADEF73
- Owners when cancelled: [Shearer John W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHEARER%20JOHN%20W), [Shearer Barbara L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHEARER%20BARBARA%20L)
- Location: [The Dalles, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/The%20Dalles)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 45.5525° N, 121.1518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97058, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9973P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9973P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9973P-1991-04-01

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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-36-285: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285.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 SEA80DYM43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYM43), Jul 7, 1980: Piper PA-36 (N9973P), The Dalles, OR, 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 19800707042769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800707042769A), Jul 7, 1980: Piper PA36285 (N9973P), Dalles, OR, Substantial damage. Ag pilot manuvered into canyon and could not make turn out. Crashed into side of canyon.

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