Single-engine piston

N4073

1952 Mooney M18C Mite

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1952
Serial
261
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Lincoln, NE
Registration record

N4073 on the FAA register

Type
1952 Mooney M18C Mite (FAA: Mooney M-18C)
Serial
261
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Lincoln, NE
Certificate issued
2024-01-31
Airworthiness date
1978-04-17
Registration expires
2031-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4C963
Mode S (octal)
51144543
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-01-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N4073.
  • 1978-04-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1965-03-20
    Accident at Idaho Falls Id, 12; damage: destroyed.
  • 1964-10-20
    Accident at Heber Spring Ark, 04; damage: substantial.
  • 1952
    Manufactured (1952).
Overview

About N4073

N4073 is a 1952 Mooney M18C Mite (FAA model M-18C), serial number 261. It is registered to an individual in Lincoln, Nebraska. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 31, 2024 and expires on January 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C65 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 17, 1978.

N4073 has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1965-03-20 Accident · Idaho Falls Id, 12 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0550
Reported aircraft: Mooney M18C
1964-10-20 Accident · Heber Spring Ark, 04 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3271
Reported aircraft: Mooney M18C

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.