# N43597: 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: December 2, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=43597
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43597

## Aircraft that carried N43597

- [Cancelled 2014-12-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43597-2014-12-02): Pfaff Norman C XAIR, S/N 579, built 2000. Owner: [Johnston Ronnie L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSTON%20RONNIE%20L), [Socorro, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Socorro)
- [Cancelled 1998-01-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43597-1998-01-16): Taylorcraft BC12-D1, S/N 7256. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Robertson Aleck D Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBERTSON%20ALECK%20D%20TRUSTEE), [Apache Junction, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Apache%20Junction)

## NTSB investigations on N43597 (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 SEA95LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA181), Aug 12, 1995: Taylorcraft BC12D (N43597), St. Mary, MT, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE WHILE MANEUVERING IN HIGH, MOUNTAINOUS, TERRAIN. THE TERRAIN AND THE DOWNDRAFTS WERE FACTORS.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N43597 (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 19950812024009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950812024009A), Aug 12, 1995: Tcraft BC12D1 (N43597), St Mary, MT, Destroyed. Encountered downdraft over mountain unable clear terrain. Elected land. Unable flare. Impacted. Flipped over.
- [Incident 19940504010099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940504010099I), May 4, 1994: Tcraft BC12D1 (N43597), Whitefish, MT, Minor damage. Lost engine power, forced landing in wet meadow. Flipped over on back. Pilot stated fuel exhaustion.

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