N497PA is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Agustawestland Philadelphia AW139. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 24, 2022 when the aircraft was exported to Mexico. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
N497PA is reserved by a private party since January 24, 2022. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Agustawestland Philadelphia AW139 cancelled January 24, 2022
- Serial number
- 41578
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Mexico
- Certificate issued
- December 15, 2020
- Last FAA action
- December 15, 2020
- Last owner
- Agustawestland Philadelphia CORP (Non-citizen corporation)
Philadelphia, PA - Airworthiness
- None on file
Diamond Aircraft DA20-C1 cancelled April 10, 2015
- Serial number
- C0297
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2004
- Last status
- Sale reported
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- February 17, 2015
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
London Ontario, - Airworthiness
- Standard · Utility
Boeing 707-321B cancelled April 13, 1984
- Serial number
- 19699
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbofan
- Year built
- 1968
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- September 27, 1971
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Ledbetter Pan American Leasing CO (Corporation)
Greenwich, CT - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N497PA
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Diamond Aircraft Ind INC DA 20 C1 · serial C0297
The flight instructor/pilot's failure to recover from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing and the subsequent collapse of the nose landing gear. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's lack of total experience in the make and model of the accident airplane.
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