# N8497Y: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: February 22, 2000
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8497Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8497Y

## Aircraft that carried N8497Y

- [Cancelled 2000-02-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8497Y-2000-02-22): Robinson Helicopter R22 ALPHA, S/N 0408. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Hunts Hashknife Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUNTS%20HASHKNIFE%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Seymour, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Seymour)
- [Cancelled 1967-12-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8497Y-1967-12-01): Piper PA-30, S/N 30-1579, built 1967. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Moody Walter P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOODY%20WALTER%20P), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)

## NTSB investigations on N8497Y (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 DEN99LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA163), Sep 18, 1999: Robinson R22A (N8497Y), Tucumcari, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout. A factor was a reduced visual detection due to background vegetation and terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8497Y (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 19990918030709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990918030709A), Sep 18, 1999: Robsin R22ALPHA (N8497Y), Tucumcari, NM, Substantial damage. (-23) On September 18, 1999, at 1330 MDT, a Robinson R-22-alpha helicopter, N8497Y, registered to hunts hashknife helicopters, inc., and flown by russell g.…

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