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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N797SB

N797SB is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Beech E18S built in 1956. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 31, 2016. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Beech E18S cancelled August 31, 2016

Serial number
BA-172
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1956
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
October 21, 1999
Last FAA action
April 1, 2015
Last owner
Brazoria County (Government)
Angleton, TX
Airworthiness
Standard

NTSB accident and incident record under N797SB

CEN10TA006Accident on October 3, 2009 at Jones Creek, TX: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech E18S · serial BA-172

The pilot's failure to see and avoid the radio tower.

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