# N897: 1972 Turpin JFT B-8M, registration cancelled 2017-02-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 4, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Turpin JFT B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/turpin-jft-b-8m) (registry code 1300822)
- Engine: [Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (registry code 43101)
- Serial number: 12229
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Certificate issued: May 2, 1972
- Last registry action: May 29, 1977
- Mode S code: AC5F54
- Owner when cancelled: [Turpin James F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TURPIN%20JAMES%20F)
- Location: [Bellflower, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Bellflower)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8878° N, 118.1273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90706, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N897
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=897
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N897-2017-02-04

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Turpin JFT B-8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/turpin-jft-b-8m.md

## Other aircraft with N897

- [Cancelled 1930-05-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N897-1930-05-02): Waco 9, S/N 208. Owner: [Messer Frank](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MESSER%20FRANK), [Asheville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Asheville)

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