# N9797B: 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: November 28, 2016
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9797B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9797B

## Aircraft that carried N9797B

- [Cancelled 2016-11-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9797B-2016-11-28): Cessna 172RG, S/N 172RG1044, built 1982. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [Skylight LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKYLIGHT%20LLC), [Doral, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Doral)
- [Cancelled 1959-07-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9797B-1959-07-22): Cessna 180A, S/N 50095. Owner: [Drilling Fluids Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DRILLING%20FLUIDS%20CORP), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)

## NTSB investigations on N9797B (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 ATL93LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA011), Oct 15, 1992: Cessna 172RG (N9797B), Clarksville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FRACTURE OF THE SECTION GEAR IN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACTION AND EXTENSION MECHANISM.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9797B (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 19921015042269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921015042269A), Oct 15, 1992: Cessna 172RG (N9797B), Clarksville, TN, Substantial damage. Left main gear failed lock down and collapsed landing. Landing gear pivot assembly had sheared.

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