# N997GM: 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: April 22, 2005
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=997GM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N997GM

## Aircraft that carried N997GM

- [Cancelled 2005-04-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N997GM-2005-04-22): Bell 206B, S/N 2366, built 1978. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Copter Lease LLC Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COPTER%20LEASE%20LLC%20TRUSTEE), [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)

## NTSB investigations on N997GM (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 DEN02LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA036), Apr 4, 2002: Bell 206B-III (N997GM), Leadville, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's inadvertent flight into adverse weather, which resulted in a collision with terrain. A contributing factor was the downdraft.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N997GM (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 20020404007759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020404007759A), Apr 4, 2002: Bell 206B (N997GM), Leadville, CO, No damage. (-23) While flying power line patrol at an altitude of 11,000 to about 12,000 feet asl (400 ft. AGL) encountered a down draft which exceeded the performance…

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