# N697Y: 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: January 23, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=697Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N697Y

## Aircraft that carried N697Y

- [Cancelled 2018-01-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N697Y-2018-01-23): Grumman G-164, S/N 248, built 1964. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Carolina Thunder Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAROLINA%20THUNDER%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [Belhaven, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Belhaven)

## NTSB investigations on N697Y (2)

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 ATL96LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA110), Jul 19, 1996: Grumman-Schweizer 164 (N697Y), Bainbridge, GA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of the clearance from the trees during the swath run that resulted in the collision.
- [NTSB CHI72FEM65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEM65), Apr 19, 1972: Grumman G-164 (N697Y), Sparta, MI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N697Y (2)

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 19960719019029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960719019029A), Jul 19, 1996: Scwzer G164 (N697Y), Bainbridge, GA, Destroyed. Struck trees on practice aerial application. Pulled up late from water spray run. Stalled after tree impact.
- [Incident 19940811036189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940811036189I), Aug 11, 1994: Scwzer G164 (N697Y), Owlwein, IA, Minor damage. Aware of two power lines on spray run. Focused on one and flew through other.

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