Midsize jet

N173A

1980 Rockwell International NA-265-65

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
465-20
Class
Midsize jet
Engines
2 × Airesearch TFE731 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bae Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc (Corporation)
Based
Mojave, CA
Registration record

N173A on the FAA register

Type
1980 Rockwell International NA-265-65
Serial
465-20
Engines
2 × Airesearch TFE731 series
Registered owner
Bae Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc
Mojave, CA
Certificate issued
2025-12-18
Airworthiness date
1980-04-12
Registration expires
2032-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A12452
Mode S (octal)
50222122
Seats (type)
12
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-12-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N173A to the current registrant.
  • 1980-04-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1969-09-19
    N173A previously assigned to a Beechcraft Queen Air 65 (s/n LJ-161); cancelled.
Overview

About N173A

N173A is a 1980 Rockwell International NA-265-65, serial number 465-20. The FAA register lists Bae Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc as the registrant in Mojave, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 18, 2025 and expires on December 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a midsize jet, two Airesearch TFE731 series engines and 12 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated April 12, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N173A. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1964-06-26 Incident · Philadelphia Pa, 38 Damage: Minor NTSB · 4 0023
Reported aircraft: Martin M-202A — a different aircraft that carried the N173A registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.