# N8397S: 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 14, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8397S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8397S

## Aircraft that carried N8397S

- [Cancelled 2013-05-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8397S-2013-05-14): Cessna 182H, S/N 18256497, built 1965. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Rainbow Salvage & Recovery](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAINBOW%20SALVAGE%20%26%20RECOVERY), [Marysville, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Marysville)

## NTSB investigations on N8397S (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 LAX94LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA003), Oct 1, 1993: Cessna 182H (N8397S), Clear Lake Res, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, WHILE PERFORMING A LOW-ALTITUDE MANEUVER (TURN) OVER WATER. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: SUN GLARE, HAZE, GLASSY CONDITION OF THE WATER, AND THE…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8397S (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 19931001037329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931001037329A), Oct 1, 1993: Cessna 182H (N8397S), Clear Lake Rese, CA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. During low level wing overs struck the water and sank. Blamed optical illusion caused loss of reference to position

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