N97GE is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Eakle R Grandin Jr TALON XP built in 1996. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 21, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Eakle R Grandin Jr TALON XP cancelled September 21, 2012
- Serial number
- 96XP582GA4
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1996
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- March 3, 1997
- Last FAA action
- April 1, 2003
- Last owner
- Eakle R Grandin JR (Individual)
Hamilton, GA - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
NTSB accident and incident record under N97GE
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Eakle R Grandin Jr Talon XP · serial 96XP582GA4
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A factor was the improper maintenance inspection of the engine fuel lines resulting in loss of engine power due to a loose fuel line and subsequent fuel starvation.
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