Aircraft Description
N74173 is a 1959 Curtiss Wright C-46A, a twin-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Nichols Charles F Trustee in Baldwin Park, CA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on July 30, 1964. The registration certificate was issued on December 17, 2018. The registration is set to expire on December 31, 2028. Powered by a P & W R-2800 SERIES engine producing 2000 horsepower, N74173 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A9F9AA (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N74173 was last updated on July 1, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Curtiss Wright is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 229 Curtiss Wright aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the C-46A model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N74173. 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 provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov
Last updated: 2026-06-15 01:32:20 UTC