# N8197U: 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 15, 1998
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8197U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8197U

## Aircraft that carried N8197U

- [Cancelled 1998-05-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8197U-1998-05-15): Cessna 172F, S/N 17252097. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Spencer John P DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPENCER%20JOHN%20P%20DBA), [Asheville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Asheville)

## NTSB investigations on N8197U (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 ATL95FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA079), Apr 9, 1995: Cessna 172F (N8197U), Seneca, SC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR UTILITY LINES, WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH THE WIRES.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8197U (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 19950408040419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950408040419A), Apr 8, 1995: Cessna 172F (N8197U), Seneca, SC, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Wing struck power line that was 140 ft above a lake. Fell into water. Was circling low over brothers lake home.

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