# N9597S: 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: August 21, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9597S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9597S

## Aircraft that carried N9597S

- [Cancelled 2013-08-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9597S-2013-08-21): Champion 7ECA, S/N 7ECA-324, built 1965. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Port Allsworth, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Port%20Allsworth)

## NTSB investigations on N9597S (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 ANC93LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA111), Jul 3, 1993: Champion 7ECA (N9597S), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S ATTEMPT TO TAKEOFF WITH INSUFFICIENT AIRSPEED. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH TO LAND AND TAKEOFF.
- [NTSB ANC87LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA062), Apr 24, 1987: Champion 7ECA (N9597S), Theodore River, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9597S (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 19930703025189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930703025189A), Jul 3, 1993: Bbavia STC7 (N9597S), Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. Tried to depart short gravel bar with standing water. Lifted briefly and settled into river. Flipped over.
- [Accident 19870424011569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870424011569A), Apr 24, 1987: Bbavia 7ECA (N9597S), Theodore River, AK, Substantial damage. The aircraft flipped over during landing on a gravel bar. Pilot reported left wheel sank in soft ground.

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