N697MA is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell 206L-3. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 4, 2026 when the aircraft was exported to Mexico. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N697MA is reserved by a private party since May 4, 2026. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Bell 206L-3 cancelled May 4, 2026
- Serial number
- 51132
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Mexico
- Certificate issued
- April 6, 2024
- Last FAA action
- April 6, 2024
- Last owner
- Cal Dynamic Aviation INC (Corporation)
Mission Viejo, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
Piper PA-32R-301 cancelled May 21, 2004
- Serial number
- 3246069
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1997
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- September 29, 1999
- Last FAA action
- October 15, 2002
- Last owner
- Williams Mark D (Individual)
Meridian, MS - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N697MA
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-32R-301 · serial 3246069
inadequate quality control of the manufacturing processes of the crankshaft gear bolt, resulting in failure of the gear bolt, due to hydrogen embrittlement, a total loss of engine power, and damage to the airplane during the subsequent forced landing.
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