# N897TW: 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: October 15, 2004
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=897TW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N897TW

## Aircraft that carried N897TW

- [Cancelled 2004-10-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N897TW-2004-10-15): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S8978, built 2001. Owner: [Warburton Edward A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARBURTON%20EDWARD%20A), [Willits, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Willits)

## NTSB investigations on N897TW (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 LAX04CA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA309), Sep 2, 2004: Cessna 172S (N897TW), Willits, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's inadvertent descent and controlled flight into obstacles while maneuvering to land. Contributing factors were the dark, nighttime condition, which impaired the pilot's visual perceptions,…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N897TW (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 20040901022059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040901022059A), Sep 1, 2004: Cessna 172S (N897TW), Willits, CA, Destroyed. (-23) On a flight from watsonville, CA to Willits, CA the pilot could not find the airport. He descended to allow him a better look and flew into the trees. He…

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