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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N9973Q

N9973Q is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-18-135 built in 1954. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 1, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Piper PA-18-135 cancelled June 1, 2017

Serial number
54-2630
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1954
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
June 17, 2004
Last FAA action
June 15, 2010
Last owner
Fletcher William J (Co-owned)
Carson City, NV
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N9973Q

MKC85FA169Accident on July 27, 1985 at North Loup, NE: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-18 · serial 54-2630

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