# N6897X: Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 1985-04-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 18, 1985
- Exported to: Saudi Arabia
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-8590038
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 16, 1985
- Mode S code: A92809
- Owner when cancelled: [Globe Aero Limited Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBE%20AERO%20LIMITED%20INC)
- Location: [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6897X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6897X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6897X-1985-04-18

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Piper PA-28-181: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181.md

## NTSB investigations (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 MIA82FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FA019), Dec 8, 1981: Piper PA-60 (N6897X), Sebastian (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19811208089359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811208089359A), Dec 8, 1981: Piper 602P (N6897X), Sebastian, FL, Destroyed. Spun into ocean during production test flight. Cause unknown. Main wreckage and bodies not recovered.

## Other aircraft with N6897X

- [Cancelled 1960-11-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6897X-1960-11-25): Cessna 172B, S/N 17247797. Exported to New Zealand. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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