Cessna 207A
N73503 is a Cessna 207A, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1980. It has 8 seats. It is registered to Ryan Air INC, a corporation in Anchorage, Alaska. The registration is valid: it was issued on September 28, 1984 and expires on May 31, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated February 27, 1980.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Cessna
- Model
- 207A · all 207As and related versions
- Built of
- aluminiumThe airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. This is how the Cessna 207 Skywagon 207 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
- Serial number
- 20700599
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engineFAA type of aircraft code 4 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating)FAA type of engine code 1 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Cont Motor IO-520-F · 300 hp
- Seats
- 8
- Year built
- 1980
- Transponder code
- A9E012 (octal 52360022)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- September 28, 1984
- Expires
- May 31, 2028
- Last FAA action
- May 12, 2023
- Airworthiness
- StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · NormalFAA certificate purpose code N (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · February 27, 1980
- FAA region
- AlaskanFAA region code 5 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00712037
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Ryan Air INC
- Type
- CorporationFAA type of owner code 3 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 6400 Carl Brady Dr
Anchorage, AK 99502-1804
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Earlier use of this number 1
Connections how N73503 links to the rest of the register
- Cessna 207 Skywagon 207 115 registered
- Cessna 72,684 aircraft on the register
- Built of aluminium · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Continental IO-520-F 80 aircraft with this engine series · 300 hp
- Ryan Air INC 27 aircraft in the fleet
- Anchorage, AK 2,529 aircraft registered in this town
- Lake Hood Airport · LHD
- Merrill Field · MRI
- Ted Stevens Anchorage International · ANC
- Bold Airport · A13
- 2 more landing places in town
- Alaska 9,146 aircraft registered
- FAA orders naming the Cessna 207 Skywagon 207 30 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the Cessna 207 Skywagon 207 314 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the Cessna 207 Skywagon 207 157 supplemental type certificates
- FAA orders naming the Continental IO-520-F 32 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Continental IO-520-F 751 reports since 1995
- Report filed on this aircraft: Alternator, failed · 2004-11-29
- Report filed on this aircraft: Starter, misrepaired · 2000-03-27
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The public federal record on N73503, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Ryan Air INC, a corporation, certificate issued September 28, 1984, expires May 31, 2028. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for normal, dated February 27, 1980, consistent with the 1980 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 20700599 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N73503 was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: North American BC1A (serial 55-1621, cancelled March 30, 1954). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
2 NTSB records under N73503: Accident on April 16, 2022 at Pilot Station, AK: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on December 6, 1987 at Atmautluak, AK: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 207A · operated under 091
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in crosswind conditions which resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 207A · operated under 135
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 30, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data