# N897TW: 2001 Cessna 172S, registration cancelled 2004-10-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 15, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439)
- Engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172S8978
- Year built: 2001
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 29, 2001
- Certificate issued: January 16, 2003
- Last registry action: January 16, 2003
- Mode S code: AC6113
- Owners when cancelled: [Warburton Edward A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARBURTON%20EDWARD%20A), [Warburton Starla C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARBURTON%20STARLA%20C)
- Location: [Willits, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Willits)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4793° N, 123.3482° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95490, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N897TW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=897TW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N897TW-2004-10-15

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 Cessna 172S: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s.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 LAX04CA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA309), Sep 2, 2004: Cessna 172S (N897TW), Willits, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's inadvertent descent and controlled flight into obstacles while maneuvering to land. Contributing factors were the dark, nighttime condition, which impaired the pilot's visual perceptions,…

## 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 20040901022059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040901022059A), Sep 1, 2004: Cessna 172S (N897TW), Willits, CA, Destroyed. (-23) On a flight from watsonville, CA to Willits, CA the pilot could not find the airport. He descended to allow him a better look and flew into the trees. He…

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