# N97959: 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: March 21, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=97959
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97959

## Aircraft that carried N97959

- [Cancelled 2013-03-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97959-2013-03-21): Stinson 108, S/N 108-959, built 1946. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Two Rivers, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Two%20Rivers)

## NTSB investigations on N97959 (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 ANC97LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA122), Aug 14, 1997: Stinson 108 (N97959), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor was the crosswind.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N97959 (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 19970813022489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970813022489A), Aug 13, 1997: Univar 108 (N97959), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed on landing. (.19) on August 13, 1997, at 2130 Alaska daylight time, N97959, a Stinson 108 tailwheel airplane, equipped with 8.5-BY 10- inch…

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