N897TW is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172S built in 2001. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 15, 2004. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Cessna 172S cancelled October 15, 2004
- Serial number
- 172S8978
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2001
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- January 16, 2003
- Last FAA action
- January 16, 2003
- Last owner
- Warburton Edward A (Co-owned)
Willits, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N897TW
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172S · serial 172S8978
the pilot's inadvertent descent and controlled flight into obstacles while maneuvering to land. Contributing factors were the dark, nighttime condition, which impaired the pilot's visual perceptions, and the pilot's failure to obtain a pertinent Notice to Airman regarding inoperative runway lights.
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