# N897: 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 4, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=897
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N897

## Aircraft that carried N897

- [Cancelled 2017-02-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N897-2017-02-04): Turpin JFT B-8M, S/N 12229, built 1972. Revoked, canceled. Owner: [Turpin James F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TURPIN%20JAMES%20F), [Bellflower, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Bellflower)
- [Cancelled 1930-05-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N897-1930-05-02): Waco 9, S/N 208. Owner: [Messer Frank](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MESSER%20FRANK), [Asheville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Asheville)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N897 (2)

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.

- [Incident 19830923066819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830923066819I), Sep 23, 1983: Boeing 727 (N897), Dallas, TX. Cabin filled with smoke while holding for gate. Generator control bus circuit breaker was popped. Fans not working.
- [Incident 19801118080329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801118080329I), Nov 18, 1980: Boeing 727200 (N897), Chantilly, VA, Minor damage. Flight struck a deer on takeoff.

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