# N9497B: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: August 21, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9497B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9497B

## Aircraft that carried N9497B

- [Cancelled 2013-08-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9497B-2013-08-21): Cessna 172RG, S/N 172RG0838, built 1981. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)
- [Cancelled 1958-07-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9497B-1958-07-17): Cessna 175, S/N 55297. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## NTSB investigations on N9497B (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 NYC95LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA227), Sep 29, 1995: Cessna 172RG (N9497B), Pittsburgh, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point and excessive airspeed which resulted in an overrun and a subsequent collision with a trailer off the departure end of the runway.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9497B (2)

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 19950928030599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950928030599A), Sep 28, 1995: Cessna 172RG (N9497B), Pittsburgh, PA, Substantial damage. Landed fast and long. Unable stop on runway. Ran off end down a hill into a trailer and building.
- [Incident 19890724042169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890724042169I), Jul 24, 1989: Cessna 172RG (N9497B), Pittsburgh, PA. Student rotating prop by hand opposite of normal rotation. Propeller kicked back striking his head.

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