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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N73U

N73U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Aero Commander 500 S built in 1963. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 11, 2009. 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.

N73U is reserved by Dynamic Aviation since September 23, 2011. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on July 23, 2027.

Aero Commander 500 S cancelled August 11, 2009

Serial number
3162
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1963
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
February 5, 1987
Last FAA action
December 19, 2006
Last owner
Commonwealth Aviation CORP (Corporation)
Daytona Beach, FL
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

Cessna 120 cancelled April 28, 1972

Serial number
13519
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 10, 1970
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Frazier Gene E (Co-owned)
Decatur, IL
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N73U

ERA09FA303Accident on May 25, 2009 at Daytona Beach, FL: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Aero Commander 500 S · serial 3162

A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection.

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