# N61897: 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: April 27, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=61897
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61897

## Aircraft that carried N61897

- [Cancelled 2015-04-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61897-2015-04-27): Cessna 172M, S/N 17264877, built 1975. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Lots Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOTS%20INC), [Ft Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ft%20Lauderdale)

## NTSB investigations on N61897 (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 MIA87LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA215), Jul 26, 1987: Cessna 172M (N61897), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N61897 (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 19870726076659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870726076659A), Jul 26, 1987: Cessna 172M (N61897), Atlantic Ocean, FL, Destroyed. Engine quit at cruise altitude over the Atlantic Ocean. Ditched in Ocean. Aircraft sank. Cause undetermined.

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