# N897SP: 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: March 24, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=897SP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N897SP

## Aircraft that carried N897SP

- [Cancelled 2017-03-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N897SP-2017-03-24): Piper PA-18, S/N 54-2355, built 1954. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Lunt Shaun A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LUNT%20SHAUN%20A), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)

## NTSB investigations on N897SP (3)

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 ANC08FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08FA072), Jun 7, 2008: Piper PA-18 (N897SP), Quinhagak, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering at a low altitude in high winds, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and uncontrolled descent to the ground. Contributing to the…
- [NTSB DEN99LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA097), Jun 6, 1999: Piper PA-18 (N897SP), Glenwood Sprngs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control. A related factor was the gusty quartering tailwind.
- [NTSB CHI82DA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA220), Jun 20, 1982: Piper PA-18 (N897SP), Hobart, IN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N897SP (4)

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 20080606838659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080606838659A), Jun 6, 2008: Piper PA18 (N897SP), Quinhagak, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The accident occurred on Friday, June 6, 2008 at about 1910 LCL time, 15 miles to the southwest of Quinhagak, AK. A trooper airplane saw the column of…
- [Incident 20050814021249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050814021249I), Aug 14, 2005: Piper PA18 (N897SP), Clark Fork, MT, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot states he lost power while flying at approximately 500 feet over the Clark Fork south of frenchtown, Montana. The pilot then set up for an approach…
- [Accident 19990606021589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990606021589A), Jun 6, 1999: Piper PA18 (N897SP), Glenwood Spring, CO, Substantial damage. On June 6, 1999, at 1617 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-18, N897SP, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain while landing at Glenwood…
- [Accident 19820620024199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820620024199A), Jun 20, 1982: Piper PA18 (N897SP), Hobart, IN, Substantial damage. Engine quit during steep climb after takeoff. Aircraft crashed into trees during emergency landing.

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