# N9797Q: 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: November 8, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9797Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9797Q

## Aircraft that carried N9797Q

- [Cancelled 2013-11-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9797Q-2013-11-08): Smith AEROSTAR 601P, S/N 61P-0432-160, built 1977. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Srq Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SRQ%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

## NTSB investigations on N9797Q (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 NYC07FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07FA038), Dec 2, 2006: Smith, Ted Aerostar 601P (N9797Q), West Dover, VT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control during approach for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a collision with trees.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9797Q (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 20061202028989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061202028989A), Dec 2, 2006: Piper PA60601P (N9797Q), West Dover, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) History of flight: on December 2, 2006, about 1245 standard time, a smith Aerostar 601P, N9797Q, was destroyed when it impacted the ground in West Dover,…
- [Incident 19930830035689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930830035689I), Aug 30, 1993: Piper PA60601P (N9797Q), Grass Valley, CA, Minor damage. Pilot stated he forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.

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