# N97CM: 1977 Beech A36, registration cancelled 2018-01-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 10, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (registry code 1151604)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A15), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: E-1119
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 17, 1977
- Certificate issued: October 17, 2011
- Last registry action: October 17, 2011
- Mode S code: AD818A
- Owner when cancelled: [Aircraft Sales Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20CORP)
- Location: [Crystal Lake, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Crystal%20Lake)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2726° N, 88.3116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60012, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97CM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=97CM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97CM-2018-01-10

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Beech A36: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36.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 NYC06FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06FA004), Oct 7, 2005: Beech A36 (N97CM), Pikeville, KY, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the published instrument approach which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. A factor was the low ceiling.

## 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 20051007024919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051007024919A), Oct 7, 2005: Beech A36 (N97CM), Pikeville, KY, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-23) N97CM was attempting the ILS rwy 27 approach into Pikeville, KY (pbx). The aircraft passed to the southwest of the airport and impacted mountainous…

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