N44897 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-161. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 29, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Piper PA-28-161 cancelled November 29, 2012
- Serial number
- 28-7816039
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- August 10, 1983
- Last FAA action
- July 8, 1989
- Last owner
- Budzyna John P (Co-owned)
Worcester, MA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N44897
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-161 · serial 28-7816039
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER ALTITUDE, WHILE SEARCHING FOR THE DESTINATION AIRPORT AT NIGHT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, FOG OBSCURING THE DESTINATION AIRPORT LIGHTS, MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, AND THE LACK OF VISUAL PERCEPTION AT NIGHT.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site