# N5297U: 1964 Cessna U206, registration cancelled 2013-06-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 27, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna U206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206) (registry code 2073306)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A4CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A4CE), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: U206-0297
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 20, 1964
- Certificate issued: June 26, 1990
- Last registry action: December 15, 2009
- Mode S code: A6ADBD
- Owners when cancelled: [Merrill William H Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERRILL%20WILLIAM%20H%20JR), [Merrill Carol H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERRILL%20CAROL%20H)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 61.2014° N, 149.8175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99508, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5297U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5297U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5297U-2013-06-27

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna U206: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 ANC98LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA057), May 27, 1998: Cessna 206 (N5297U), Tyonek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather conditions, and his inadequate in-flight planning/decision. Factors in the accident were weather conditions consisting of a mountain wave, and…
- [NTSB MKC71FCD20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FCD20), Aug 30, 1970: Cessna U206 (N5297U), Holstein, IA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66F0547](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0547), Feb 25, 1966: Cessna U206 (N5297U), Jamaica, NY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19980527014879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980527014879A), May 27, 1998: Cessna U206 (N5297U), Tyonek, AK, Substantial damage. Windshear trying to negoiate a pass unable retard descent in lee of mountain landed in snowbank. Tore off pod gear. (.4)the commercial pilot, and five…

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