# N6897X: 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: April 18, 1985
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6897X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6897X

## Aircraft that carried N6897X

- [Cancelled 1985-04-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6897X-1985-04-18): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 28-8590038. Exported to Saudi Arabia. Owner: [Globe Aero Limited Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBE%20AERO%20LIMITED%20INC), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)
- [Cancelled 1960-11-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6897X-1960-11-25): Cessna 172B, S/N 17247797. Exported to New Zealand. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## NTSB investigations on N6897X (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 MIA82FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FA019), Dec 8, 1981: Piper PA-60 (N6897X), Sebastian (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6897X (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 19811208089359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811208089359A), Dec 8, 1981: Piper 602P (N6897X), Sebastian, FL, Destroyed. Spun into ocean during production test flight. Cause unknown. Main wreckage and bodies not recovered.

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