N5297U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna U206 built in 1964. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 27, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Cessna U206 cancelled June 27, 2013
- Serial number
- U206-0297
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1964
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- June 26, 1990
- Last FAA action
- December 15, 2009
- Last owner
- Merrill William H JR (Co-owned)
Anchorage, AK - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N5297U
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 206 · serial U2060297
The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather conditions, and his inadequate in-flight planning/decision. Factors in the accident were weather conditions consisting of a mountain wave, and downdrafts.
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