# N6497R: 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: October 9, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6497R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6497R

## Aircraft that carried N6497R

- [Cancelled 2012-10-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6497R-2012-10-09): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-21690, built 1966. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)

## NTSB investigations on N6497R (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 SEA81DYE35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYE35), Jul 17, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N6497R), Bellingham, WA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6497R (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 19810717053049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810717053049A), Jul 17, 1981: Piper PA28140 (N6497R), Bellingham, WA, Destroyed. On top of cloud deck near destination. Ran out of fuel after much radar vectoring. Ditched in puget sound.

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