# N8997X: 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: January 19, 1979
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8997X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8997X

## Aircraft that carried N8997X

- [Cancelled 1979-01-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8997X-1979-01-19): Cessna 182D, S/N 18253397. Owner: [Kropf John A Etal](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KROPF%20JOHN%20A%20ETAL), [Meade, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Meade)

## NTSB investigations on N8997X (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 MKC79DCQ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCQ05), Dec 14, 1978: Cessna 182 (N8997X), Dighton, KS, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8997X (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 19781214038389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781214038389A), Dec 14, 1978: Cessna 182H (N8997X), Dighton, KS, Destroyed. Hit power line.

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