# N46897: 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: January 17, 1998
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=46897
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46897

## Aircraft that carried N46897

- [Cancelled 1998-01-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46897-1998-01-17): Cessna 152, S/N 15283136. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Luft Blitz Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LUFT%20BLITZ%20LTD), [East Northport, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/East%20Northport)
- [Cancelled 1955-11-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46897-1955-11-18): Aeronca 0-58B, S/N 058B2822. Owner: [Richardson J Wimberley](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICHARDSON%20J%20WIMBERLEY), [Tampa, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Tampa)

## NTSB investigations on N46897 (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 BFO94LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA009), Nov 13, 1993: Cessna 152 (N46897), Riverhead, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION WAS INADEQUATE WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N46897 (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 19931113042679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931113042679A), Nov 13, 1993: Cessna 152 (N46897), Riverhead, NY, Substantial damage. Engine quit on vectors to destination. Ditched in long island sound. Fuel tanks empty. No engine anomalies.

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