# N5297U: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: June 27, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5297U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5297U

## Aircraft that carried N5297U

- [Cancelled 2013-06-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5297U-2013-06-27): Cessna U206, S/N U206-0297, built 1964. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Merrill William H Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERRILL%20WILLIAM%20H%20JR), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)

## NTSB investigations on N5297U (3)

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 ANC98LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA057), May 27, 1998: Cessna 206 (N5297U), Tyonek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather conditions, and his inadequate in-flight planning/decision. Factors in the accident were weather conditions consisting of a mountain wave, and…
- [NTSB MKC71FCD20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FCD20), Aug 30, 1970: Cessna U206 (N5297U), Holstein, IA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66F0547](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0547), Feb 25, 1966: Cessna U206 (N5297U), Jamaica, NY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5297U (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 19980527014879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980527014879A), May 27, 1998: Cessna U206 (N5297U), Tyonek, AK, Substantial damage. Windshear trying to negoiate a pass unable retard descent in lee of mountain landed in snowbank. Tore off pod gear. (.4)the commercial pilot, and five…

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