# N4997E: 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 20, 1980
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4997E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4997E

## Aircraft that carried N4997E

- [Cancelled 1980-06-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4997E-1980-06-20): Sikorsky S-58ET, S/N 58-1098, built 1959. Exported to Indonesia. Owner: [Bristow Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRISTOW%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [West Hartford, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/West%20Hartford)
- [Cancelled 1965-07-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4997E-1965-07-26): Douglas DC3C, S/N 12191. Owner: [Miami Aviation Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIAMI%20AVIATION%20CORP), [Opa-Locka, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Opa-Locka)

## NTSB investigations on N4997E (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 UNK65X1474](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1474), Mar 18, 1965: Douglas DC-3 (N4997E), Waterville, Canada, destroyed, 2 fatal

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