# N2297L: 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: May 11, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2297L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2297L

## Aircraft that carried N2297L

- [Cancelled 2022-05-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2297L-2022-05-11): WSK PZL Mielec M-18A, S/N 1Z017-30. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Croom Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CROOM%20AVIATION%20LLC), [Port Saint Joe, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Port%20Saint%20Joe)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2297L-undated): Bell 206B, S/N 3584. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## NTSB investigations on N2297L (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 ERA14CA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA201), Apr 12, 2014: WSK PZL Mielec M 18A (N2297L), Blountstown, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the tailwind conditions and failure to maintain directional control during landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2297L (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 20140412005689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140412005689A), Apr 12, 2014: Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A (N2297L), Blountstown, FL, Destroyed. On landing roll out pilot stated the left wheel seemed out of control causing the aircraft to veer to the left off the runway into a drainage ditch. Aircraft…
- [Incident 19800112014869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800112014869I), Jan 12, 1980: Beech C90 (N2297L), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. Friction lock not set. Power levers returned to idle when pilot released them to retract gear.

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