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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N4773E

N4773E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 24, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Cessna 172N cancelled January 24, 2018

Serial number
17271638
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1978
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
January 28, 1995
Last FAA action
January 19, 2010
Last owner
Wardell Walter L (Individual)
Fallon, NV
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N4773E

LAX95FA198Accident on May 28, 1995 at Lovelock, NV: fatal, destroyed (4 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17271638

the pilot's intentional flight at low altitude and subsequent collision with transmission wires during dusk light conditions.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site