# N97SS: 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 8, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=97SS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97SS

## Aircraft that carried N97SS

- [Cancelled 2013-08-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97SS-2013-08-08): Maule MXT-7-180A, S/N 21014C, built 1997. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Rome, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Rome)
- [Cancelled 1992-01-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97SS-1992-01-24): Shipper Stanley E ROTORWAY EXEC, S/N SH103. Exported to Finland. Owner: [Larsen Fred A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LARSEN%20FRED%20A), [Clearwater Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Clearwater%20Beach)

## NTSB investigations on N97SS (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 ATL97LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA051), Mar 22, 1997: Maule MXT-7 (N97SS), Hampton, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate compensation for the wind conditions by the pilot, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. The crosswind, the pilot's lack of experience in crosswind conditions,…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N97SS (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 19970322003459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970322003459A), Mar 22, 1997: Maule MXT7180 (N97SS), Hampton, GA, Substantial damage. Gusty crosswind landing allowed plane to drift off runway into trees. Near peak crosswind component. Lack of skill. (-23) pilot reported a crosswind gust at…

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