# N8977V: 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 17, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8977V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8977V

## Aircraft that carried N8977V

- [Cancelled 2013-05-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8977V-2013-05-17): Cessna 172M, S/N 17264333, built 1974. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Long Helen K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LONG%20HELEN%20K), [Thomasville, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Thomasville)

## NTSB investigations on N8977V (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 ATL83FLA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FLA01), Oct 31, 1982: Cessna 172M (N8977V), 9nm Nw Quitman, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8977V (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 19821031055879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821031055879A), Oct 31, 1982: Cessna 172M (N8977V), Quitman, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck powerline on low altitude flight. Possible fuel exhaustion and wire strike attempting to land in a field.

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