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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N973D

N973D is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Shimer Jon R ONE DESIGN built in 1996. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 30, 2014. The last status on file was "sale reported, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Shimer Jon R ONE DESIGN cancelled September 30, 2014

Serial number
73D
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1996
Last status
Sale reported, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
July 5, 2013
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Daytona Beach, FL
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

Stinson 108-2 cancelled June 29, 1970

Serial number
108-2973
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
February 29, 1968
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Yost Charles E (Individual)
Menomonie, WI
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N973D

SEA06LA184Accident on September 20, 2006 at Lake Wales, FL: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Shimer One Design · serial 73D

The loss of control for an undetermined reason during the landing roll.

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