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N9697C

N9697C is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 208B built in 1993. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 5, 2004 when the aircraft was exported to Kenya. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Cessna 208B cancelled August 5, 2004

Serial number
208B0355
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Turboprop
Year built
1993
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Kenya
Certificate issued
July 15, 2004
Last FAA action
July 15, 2004
Last owner
Rct International INC (Corporation)
Las Vegas, NV
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

Piper PA-28-161 cancelled September 12, 1983

Serial number
287816516
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Administratively canceled
Certificate issued
May 4, 1982
Last FAA action
September 14, 1983
Last owner
Kawaykla Benedict (Individual)
Apache, OK
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N9697C

FTW82FA171Accident on May 12, 1982 at Lorenzo, TX: fatal, destroyed (4 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-161 · serial 78-16516

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