# N9897E: 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: October 15, 1981
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9897E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9897E

## Aircraft that carried N9897E

- [Cancelled 1981-10-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9897E-1981-10-15): Cessna 182P, S/N 18263957. Owner: [Sellers Aviation Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SELLERS%20AVIATION%20CO), [Enid, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Enid)

## NTSB investigations on N9897E (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 FTW79FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA056), Feb 27, 1979: Cessna 182P (N9897E), Weston, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9897E (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 19790227005909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790227005909A), Feb 27, 1979: Cessna 182P (N9897E), Weston, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot continued night VFR flight into area of thunderstorm activity. Lost control of the aircraft.

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