# N23797: 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: March 1, 1999
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=23797
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23797

## Aircraft that carried N23797

- [Cancelled 1999-03-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23797-1999-03-01): Piper PA-38-112, S/N 38-79A1054. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Thunderbird Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THUNDERBIRD%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)
- [Cancelled 1971-04-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23797-1971-04-28): Stinson HW75, S/N 7248. Owner: [Kriete Robert C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KRIETE%20ROBERT%20C), [Troy, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Troy)

## NTSB investigations on N23797 (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 CHI94LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA084), Feb 13, 1994: Piper PA-38-112 (N23797), Eden Prairie, MN, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POORLY PLANNED APPROACH AND REMAINING BELOW A PROPER GLIDE PATH DURING FINAL APPROACH. THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPEREINCE WAS A FACTOR.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N23797 (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 19940213002009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940213002009A), Feb 13, 1994: Piper PA38112 (N23797), Minneapolis, MN, Destroyed. Struck power line and crashed during approach to land. Student was aware of the power line.
- [Incident 19870404055229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870404055229I), Apr 4, 1987: Piper PA38112 (N23797), St Paul, MN. A twin Beech on a practice IFR approach caused a near miss by 50 ft of this aircraft while it was on final.

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