N997V is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Beech C23 built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 20, 2026. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N997V is reserved by a private party since January 20, 2026. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Beech C23 cancelled January 20, 2026
- Serial number
- M-2234
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1979
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- July 13, 1994
- Last FAA action
- April 7, 2023
- Last owner
- Ringler James H (Individual)
Niles, MI - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
American Airplane & Engine PILGRIM 100A cancelled June 3, 1935
- Serial number
- 6602
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Costa Rica
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- American Airways INC (Corporation)
New York, NY - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N997V
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech C23 · serial M-2234
The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during a go around which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the loss of directional control during the landing roll.
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