N9797B is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172RG built in 1982. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 28, 2016 when the aircraft was exported to Argentina. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172RG cancelled November 28, 2016
- Serial number
- 172RG1044
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1982
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Argentina
- Certificate issued
- July 21, 2016
- Last FAA action
- August 24, 2016
- Last owner
- Skylight LLC (Corporation)
Doral, FL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Cessna 180A cancelled July 22, 1959
- Serial number
- 50095
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- February 12, 1958
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Drilling Fluids CORP (Corporation)
Houston, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N9797B
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172RG · serial 172RG1044
THE FRACTURE OF THE SECTION GEAR IN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACTION AND EXTENSION MECHANISM.
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