N6497K is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172P. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 9, 2000. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172P cancelled May 9, 2000
- Serial number
- 17274203
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 26, 1998
- Last FAA action
- August 28, 1998
- Last owner
- Robertson James R (Co-owned)
Jenks, OK - Airworthiness
- None on file
Republic RC-3 cancelled January 12, 1971
- Serial number
- 763
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- June 5, 1956
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Coray John C (Individual)
Port Alsworth, AK - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N6497K
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172P · serial 17274203
The pilot's failure to fly the aircraft at an altitude sufficient to clear surrounding terrain. Factors were: The pilot's in-flight planning and decision making in proceeding into known adverse weather. Low ceiling, rain, lack of total pilot experience, and lack of total instrument time.
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