# N21897: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: June 14, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=21897
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21897

## Aircraft that carried N21897

- [Cancelled 2017-06-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21897-2017-06-14): Cessna A188B, S/N 18801107, built 1972. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Langston Wade D Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LANGSTON%20WADE%20D%20JR), [Timmonsville, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Timmonsville)
- [Cancelled 1948-06-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21897-1948-06-08): Piper J4, S/N 4-417, built 1938. Owner: [Threadgill Joseph B Etal](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THREADGILL%20JOSEPH%20B%20ETAL)

## NTSB investigations on N21897 (1)

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 ATL90DLG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90DLG01), Oct 5, 1989: Cessna 188B (N21897), Hartsville, SC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE IN-FLIGHT CLEARANCE FROM OBSTACLES.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N21897 (1)

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 19891005038869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891005038869A), Oct 5, 1989: Cessna A188B (N21897), Hartsville, SC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck and severed tv tower support cable during pullup from a spray run. Aircraft impacted ground vertically.

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