Aircraft Description
N21973 is a 1939 Porterfield CP-50, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum in Hood River, OR. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on October 22, 1956. The registration certificate was issued on June 2, 2015. The registration is set to expire on June 30, 2028. Powered by a Cont Motor A50 SERIES engine producing 50 horsepower, N21973 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A1DE5A (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N21973 was last updated on May 19, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Porterfield is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 74 Porterfield aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the CP-50 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N21973. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Data Source
Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov
Last updated: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC