# N8997N: 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 21, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8997N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8997N

## Aircraft that carried N8997N

- [Cancelled 2018-05-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8997N-2018-05-21): Piper PA-32-300, S/N 32-40880, built 1969. Revoked, canceled. Owner: [Robinson Eugene A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBINSON%20EUGENE%20A), [Jacksonville, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Jacksonville)

## NTSB investigations on N8997N (2)

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 IAD78FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA093), Aug 10, 1978: Piper PA-32 (N8997N), Norfolk, VA, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW71DRG54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DRG54), Dec 4, 1970: Piper PA-32 (N8997N), Mountain Home, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8997N (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 19780810030189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780810030189A), Aug 10, 1978: Piper PA32300 (N8997N), Norfolk, VA, Destroyed. Plt stated power on ditching in water.

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