N9497B is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172RG built in 1981. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 21, 2013. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172RG cancelled August 21, 2013
- Serial number
- 172RG0838
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1981
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- April 9, 1996
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Atlanta, GA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Cessna 175 cancelled July 17, 1958
- Serial number
- 55297
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Cessna Aircraft CO (Corporation)
Wichita, KS - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N9497B
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172RG · serial 172RG0838
the pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point and excessive airspeed which resulted in an overrun and a subsequent collision with a trailer off the departure end of the runway.
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