# N97CM: 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: January 10, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=97CM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97CM

## Aircraft that carried N97CM

- [Cancelled 2018-01-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97CM-2018-01-10): Beech A36, S/N E-1119, built 1977. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Aircraft Sales Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20CORP), [Crystal Lake, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Crystal%20Lake)

## NTSB investigations on N97CM (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 NYC06FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06FA004), Oct 7, 2005: Beech A36 (N97CM), Pikeville, KY, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the published instrument approach which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. A factor was the low ceiling.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N97CM (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 20051007024919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051007024919A), Oct 7, 2005: Beech A36 (N97CM), Pikeville, KY, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-23) N97CM was attempting the ILS rwy 27 approach into Pikeville, KY (pbx). The aircraft passed to the southwest of the airport and impacted mountainous…

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