# N597JC: 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: May 8, 2025
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=597JC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N597JC

## Aircraft that carried N597JC

- [Cancelled 2025-05-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N597JC-2025-05-08): Cessna 180K, S/N 18053054, built 1979. Owner: [Cain Jeffrey B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAIN%20JEFFREY%20B), [Godley, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Godley)

## NTSB investigations on N597JC (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 CEN25LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA100), Feb 17, 2025: Cessna 180 (N597JC), Breckenridge, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The mechanic’s failure to properly install the throttle cable hardware resulting in a separation of the cable and loss of engine throttle control.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N597JC (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 20250217000729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250217000729A), Feb 17, 2025: Cessna 180K (N597JC), Breckenridge, TX, Destroyed. The pilot was testing the newly installed navigation equipment and autopilot by conducting a coupled GPS approach to runway 17 at bkd. At approximately 3/4…

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