# N97Q: 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: August 29, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=97Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97Q

## Aircraft that carried N97Q

- [Cancelled 2013-08-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97Q-2013-08-29): Smith AEROSTAR 601, S/N 61-0037-74, built 1969. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Memphis, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Memphis)
- [Cancelled 1970-03-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97Q-1970-03-09): Beech B-55, S/N TC-1042, built 1967. Owner: [Tobey Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOBEY%20INC), [Wethersfield, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Wethersfield)

## NTSB investigations on N97Q (2)

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 LAX76IL043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76IL043), Dec 27, 1975: Aero Star 601 (N97Q), San Diego, CA, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB NYC70F0147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70F0147), Aug 29, 1969: Beech 95-B55 (N97Q), Forest City, PA, substantial damage

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