# N97DT: 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 16, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=97DT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97DT

## Aircraft that carried N97DT

- [Cancelled 2019-03-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97DT-2019-03-16): Laister Sailplane Products LP-15, S/N N-14, built 1980. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Funderburk Blair A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FUNDERBURK%20BLAIR%20A), [Lebanon, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Lebanon)

## NTSB investigations on N97DT (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 LAX92LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA192), Apr 26, 1992: Laister Nugget (N97DT), Bishop, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPERLY PLANNED NO-FLAP LANDING APPROACH; FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE CHECKLIST; AND INADVERTENT GEAR RETRACTION. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE BUCKLING OF THE…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N97DT (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 19920426011679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920426011679A), Apr 26, 1992: Laistr LP15 (N97DT), Bishop, CA, Substantial damage. Turbulence caused wing to buckle, fuselage cracked, flaps stuck up. Retracted gear instead of extend on landing.

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