# N897: Waco 9, registration cancelled 1930-05-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 2, 1930
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Waco 9](https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-9) (registry code 9600102)
- Data sheets: [TCDS ATC-11](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/ATC-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 208
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: AC5F54
- Owner when cancelled: [Messer Frank](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MESSER%20FRANK)
- Location: [Asheville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Asheville)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N897
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=897
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N897-1930-05-02

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 Waco 9: https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-9.md

## Other aircraft with N897

- [Cancelled 2017-02-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N897-2017-02-04): Turpin JFT B-8M, S/N 12229, built 1972. Revoked, canceled. Owner: [Turpin James F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TURPIN%20JAMES%20F), [Bellflower, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Bellflower)

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