# N97GE: 1996 Eakle R Grandin JR TALON XP, registration cancelled 2012-09-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 21, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Eakle R Grandin JR TALON XP](https://openairdocs.org/model/eakle-r-grandin-jr-talon-xp) (registry code 05604JT)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 96XP582GA4
- Year built: 1996
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 23, 1997
- Certificate issued: March 3, 1997
- Last registry action: April 1, 2003
- Mode S code: AD81E7
- Owner when cancelled: [Eakle  R Grandin Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EAKLE%20%20R%20GRANDIN%20JR)
- Location: [Hamilton, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Hamilton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7374° N, 84.9374° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 31811, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97GE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=97GE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97GE-2012-09-21

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 Eakle R Grandin JR TALON XP: https://openairdocs.org/model/eakle-r-grandin-jr-talon-xp.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 ATL06LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA051), Mar 12, 2006: Eakle R Grandin Jr Talon XP (N97GE), Auburn, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A factor was the improper maintenance inspection of the engine fuel lines resulting in loss of engine power due to a…

## 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 20060312005359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060312005359A), Mar 12, 2006: Amtr TALONXP (N97GE), Smiths, AL, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] was taking off from runway 23 at jones airfield, smithstation, Alabama when he lost power and collided with the ground.…

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