# N897P: 1966 Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 2013-05-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 17, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-301
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 11, 1966
- Certificate issued: October 29, 1986
- Last registry action: December 30, 1989
- Mode S code: AC609A
- Owner when cancelled: [Jay Hawk Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JAY%20HAWK%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 61.2200° N, 149.8578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99501, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N897P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=897P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N897P-2013-05-17

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 Piper PA-32-260: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260.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 ANC88FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88FA059), May 18, 1988: Piper PA-32-260 (N897P), Skwentna, AK, destroyed, 3 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19880518014679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880518014679A), May 18, 1988: Piper PA32260 (N897P), Skwentna, AK, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Aircraft flew into rock face of mountain. VFR flight in IFR conditions. Fog clouds and snow covered impact area.
- [Incident 19820203006619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820203006619I), Feb 3, 1982: Piper PA32260 (N897P), Ontonagon, MI, Minor damage. Aircraft's landing gear struck snowdrifts on runway. Airport manager had failed to NOTAM condition.

## Other aircraft with N897P

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N897P): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 9472, built 2023

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