# N97618: 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: March 17, 2011
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=97618
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97618

## Aircraft that carried N97618

- [Cancelled 2011-03-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97618-2011-03-17): Cessna 172P, S/N 17276217. Assigned (import), pending cancellation
- [Cancelled 1972-05-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97618-1972-05-17): Stinson 108, S/N 108-618. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Rosenwinkel Gary](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROSENWINKEL%20GARY), [Hopkins, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Hopkins)

## NTSB investigations on N97618 (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 CHI94LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA289), Aug 28, 1994: Cessna 172 (N97618), Plato Center, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO TAKE OFF ON A SHORT RUNWAY WITH A GROSS WEIGHT WHICH EXCEEDED THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE WEIGHT AND AN IMPROPER FLAP SETTING. A FACTOR WAS THE LOCATION OF OBSTRUCTIONS (TREES) AT…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N97618 (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 19940828023969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940828023969A), Aug 28, 1994: Cessna 172P (N97618), Plato Center, IL, Substantial damage. Attempted over gross takeoff flaps 20. Failed to clear trees end of runway. POH states flaps 10 for short takeoff.

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