# N8297X: 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 7, 1994
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8297X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8297X

## Aircraft that carried N8297X

- [Cancelled 1994-10-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8297X-1994-10-07): Piper PA-32-301, S/N 328006077. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Peninsula Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PENINSULA%20AIRWAYS%20INC), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)

## NTSB investigations on N8297X (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 ANC94FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94FA080), Jul 11, 1994: Piper PA-32-301 (N8297X), Portage Creek, AK, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION, AND HIS FAILURE TO ENSURE THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS WITHIN ITS GROSS WEIGHT AND CENTER-OF-GRAVITY LIMITS, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INABILITY TO…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8297X (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 19940711018149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940711018149A), Jul 11, 1994: Piper PA32301 (N8297X), Portage Creek, AK, Substantial damage, 3 fatal. Tried depart gravel runway upgrade downwind and 400LBS over gross. Unable climb. Crash half mile off end runway.

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