# N7697L: 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 21, 1997
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7697L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7697L

## Aircraft that carried N7697L

- [Cancelled 1997-05-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7697L-1997-05-21): Piper PA-31-350, S/N 317305027. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Suncoast Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUNCOAST%20AVIATION%20INC), [Clearwater, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Clearwater)

## NTSB investigations on N7697L (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 FTW85LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA250), Jun 9, 1985: Piper PA-31-350 (N7697L), Dallas, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD79IA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79IA090), Sep 25, 1979: Piper PA-31 (N7697L), Morristown, NJ, incident, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N7697L (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 19850609023609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850609023609A), Jun 9, 1985: Piper PA31350 (N7697L), Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Engines quit on base due to fuel exhaustion. Landed long, slid off runway. Flaps and gear could not be extended.

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