# N97243: 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: February 24, 1993
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=97243
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97243

## Aircraft that carried N97243

- [Cancelled 1993-02-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97243-1993-02-24): Cessna 182Q, S/N 18267032. Owner: [Orlando, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Orlando)

## NTSB investigations on N97243 (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 NYC80FGM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGM15), Apr 16, 1980: Cessna 182 (N97243), Belle Vernon, PA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N97243 (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 19800416009199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800416009199A), Apr 16, 1980: Cessna 182 (N97243), Belle Vernon, PA, Substantial damage. Leveled off too high, landing in gusty wind. Hit runway hard. Bent firewall.

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