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N973FS

N973FS is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 337C. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 24, 2000. The last status on file was "valid registration".

N973FS is reserved by Florida State University since March 25, 2016. Reservation type: Reserved, no fee.

Cessna 337C cancelled May 24, 2000

Serial number
337-0973
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
April 30, 1997
Last FAA action
August 30, 1997
Last owner
Shelton George F (Individual)
Brighton, MA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N973FS

NYC99FA222Accident on September 12, 1999 at North Adams, MA: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 337C · serial 337-0973

the failure of the pilot of the Cessna 305 to follow the instructions issued, and maintain a low altitude. A factor was the delay in evasive action by the pilot of the Cessna 337 after he was first advised that the Cessna 305 was climbing.

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