# N97MM: Piper PA-20, registration cancelled 2005-11-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 14, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Piper PA-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (registry code 7102002)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20-41
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 28, 1956
- Last registry action: February 1, 1984
- Mode S code: AD826B
- Location: [Anvik, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anvik)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 62.6318° N, 160.2154° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99558, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97MM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=97MM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97MM-2005-11-14

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-20: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ANC86LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA012), Dec 6, 1985: Piper PA-20 (N97MM), Shageluk, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC84LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA010), Oct 24, 1983: Piper PA-20 (N97MM), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## 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 19851206061179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851206061179A), Dec 6, 1985: Piper STCPA20 (N97MM), Shageluk, AK, Substantial damage. Struck a tree during approach to frozen lake. Windshield was frosted and pilot had sun in his eyes.
- [Accident 19831024055419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831024055419A), Oct 24, 1983: Piper PA20 (N97MM), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff climb. Crash landed off end of runway. Fuel selector on empty tank. Other tank had fuel.

## Other aircraft with N97MM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97MM): Daubert Gary D VANS RV-8, S/N 81389, built 2006

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