Balloon

N73WB

1976 Homebuilt CUTTER-2

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1976
Serial
WC-2
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Tucson, AZ
What's N73WB worth? Track flights
Registration record

N73WB on the FAA register

Type
1976 Homebuilt CUTTER-2
Serial
WC-2
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Tucson, AZ
Certificate issued
2008-01-10
Airworthiness date
1980-07-31
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A9CAA8
Mode S (octal)
52345250
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2008-01-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N73WB.
  • 1980-07-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1980-05-18
    Accident at Las Vegas,Nv, 28; damage: none.
  • 1976
    Manufactured (1976).
Overview

About N73WB

N73WB is a 1976 Homebuilt CUTTER-2, serial number WC-2. It is registered to an individual in Tucson, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 10, 2008 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 31, 1980.

N73WB has 1 accident/incident record on file; details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1980-05-18 Accident · Las Vegas,Nv, 28 Damage: None NTSB · 3 1505
Reported aircraft: Cutter 2
Probable cause: DEFLATION PLUG,FELL FM 35FT.

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

Same state

Other aircraft registered in Arizona

N73PM
1970 Mooney M10
N73PP
Cessna 172M Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk / 172K Skyhawk
N73TZ
1951 Cessna 305A
N7400A
1957 Cessna 172
N7405W
1963 Piper Cherokee 180
N74079
1975 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger
All 8,422 aircraft registered in Arizona →
Similar aircraft

Other balloons on the register

  • N515LB1995 Lindstrand Balloons 77A
  • N2968Y1986 Cameron Balloons Us V-77
  • N108WB2001 Cameron Balloons Us Z-105
  • N7004N1997 National Ballooning 858
  • N1235W2011 Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB30Z
  • N3394F1999 Cameron Balloons Us Z-77

Own N73WB?

Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Aircraft registered in Arizona· Registry by state· FAA registry stats

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.