N21973
1939 Porterfield CP-50
N21973 on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2028-06-30Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2015-06-02Certificate of registration issued as N21973.
- 1966-08-06Accident at Yamhill Oreg, 37; damage: substantial.
- 1956-10-22Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
- 1939Manufactured (1939).
About N21973
N21973 is a 1939 Porterfield CP-50, serial number 559. The FAA register lists Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum as the registrant in Hood River, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 2, 2015 and expires on June 30, 2028.
The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A50 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated October 22, 1956.
N21973 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.
Accident & incident history
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.
