N97890 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172P built in 1984. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 18, 2005. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N97890 is reserved by United Airlines INC since March 25, 2026. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on January 25, 2027.
Cessna 172P cancelled February 18, 2005
- Serial number
- 17276238
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1984
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- January 10, 2002
- Last FAA action
- January 18, 2005
- Last owner
- Eagle Flight LLC (Corporation)
Sanford, FL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Consolidated Vultee BT-13A cancelled February 15, 1957
- Serial number
- 9840
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- December 2, 1947
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Bull Arthur W (Individual)
Grosse Pointe, MI - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N97890
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172P · serial 1726238
The intentional suicidal act by the pilot-in-command resulting in the in-flight collision with trees then the ground.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17276238
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