# N1997X: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: June 3, 2011
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1997X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1997X

## Aircraft that carried N1997X

- [Cancelled 2011-06-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1997X-2011-06-03): Cessna 182H, S/N 18256097, built 1965. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)

## NTSB investigations on N1997X (3)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC96TA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96TA016), Nov 28, 1995: Cessna 182H (N1997X), Koyuk, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed application of carburetor heat. Factors in the accident were carburetor icing conditions and lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.
- [NTSB ANC89LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA072), May 18, 1989: Cessna 182H (N1997X), White Mountain, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF THE WRONG RUNWAY, WHICH WAS CLOSED. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE SNOW CRUSTED RUNWAY.
- [NTSB OAK70D0012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70D0012), May 30, 1969: Cessna 182 (N1997X), Concord, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1997X (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19951128039089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951128039089A), Nov 28, 1995: Cessna 182H (N1997X), Koyuk, AK, Destroyed. Engine quit on final after long descent. Struck parked plane short of runway failed to use carburetor heat.
- [Accident 19890518013559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890518013559A), May 18, 1989: Cessna 182H (N1997X), White Mountain, AK, Substantial damage. Overran snow-cleared area on landing. Began taxi in deep snow. Nose wheel fell through crust causing air frame damage

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