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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N73059

N73059 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172M. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 5, 1990. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Cessna 172M cancelled November 5, 1990

Serial number
17267254
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Withheld (Co-owned)
Airworthiness
None on file

Cessna 140 cancelled May 8, 1975

Serial number
10271
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Canada
Certificate issued
May 7, 1975
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
William Barns (Partnership)
Torontoont,
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N73059

CHI90FA265Accident on September 15, 1990 at Aberdeen, SD: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172M · serial 17267254

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A SAFE AIRSPEED RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN.

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