# N8997C: 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: July 12, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8997C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8997C

## Aircraft that carried N8997C

- [Cancelled 2017-07-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8997C-2017-07-12): Piper PA-22-135, S/N 22-1571, built 1953. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Johnson John D G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20JOHN%20D%20G), [Bend, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Bend)

## NTSB investigations on N8997C (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 NYC67F0600](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0600), Mar 25, 1967: Piper PA-22 (N8997C), Monticello, NY, substantial damage

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