# N984RA: 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: December 22, 2016
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=984RA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N984RA

## Aircraft that carried N984RA

- [Cancelled 2016-12-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N984RA-2016-12-22): Cessna 172R, S/N 17280094, built 1997. Owner: [Christiansen Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHRISTIANSEN%20AVIATION%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

## NTSB investigations on N984RA (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 CEN16LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA338), Aug 28, 2016: Cessna 172 (N984RA), New Orleans, LA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to continue a descent during a night visual approach a for landing which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the reduced…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N984RA (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 20160827014739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160827014739A), Aug 27, 2016: Cessna 172R (N984RA), New Orleans, LA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Just before returning to the airport for landing, the aircraft flew into rain. At 0.75 nautical miles west of runway 9, air traffic control (ATC) information…

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