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N797A

N797A is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Adams Donald E DA1 built in 2009. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 18, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

N797A is reserved by a private party since September 23, 2024. Reservation type: Fee paid, expiration notice sent. An expiration notice was issued on July 23, 2026.

Adams Donald E DA1 cancelled April 18, 2018

Serial number
01
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
Year built
2009
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
June 10, 2009
Last FAA action
August 5, 2014
Last owner
Adams Donald E (Individual)
Sebring, FL
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

Cessna 402B cancelled October 22, 1996

Serial number
402B1220
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Antigua & Barbuda
Certificate issued
September 16, 1996
Last FAA action
September 16, 1996
Last owner
Maine Aviation Sales INC (Corporation)
Portland, ME
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N797A

ERA15FA139Accident on March 2, 2015 at Sebring, FL: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Adams Donald L DA1 · serial 01

A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

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