# N197AM: 2017 Pipistrel Lsa S R L ALPHA ELECTRO

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pipistrel Lsa S R L ALPHA ELECTRO](https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-lsa-s-r-l-alpha-electro) (registry code 06001BQ, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Pipistrel PEM-60MVLC](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pipistrel-pem-60mvlc) (registry code 49850)
- Serial number: 878 AE 60
- Year built: 2017
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Electric
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: August 12, 2021
- Certificate issued: December 27, 2025
- Expires: December 31, 2032
- Mode S code: A18238
- Registered owner: [City Of Reedley](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CITY%20OF%20REEDLEY)
- Location: [Reedley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Reedley)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 36.6587° N, 119.4013° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93654, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=197AM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N197AM

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Pipistrel Lsa S R L ALPHA ELECTRO)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Pipistrel PEM-60MVLC)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N197AM.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N197AM.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N197AM

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N197AM before.

- [Cancelled 2016-02-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N197AM-2016-02-04): Eurocopter AS 350 B2, S/N 2917, built 1996. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Spring, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Spring)

## Related

- Other Pipistrel Lsa S R L ALPHA ELECTRO aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-lsa-s-r-l-alpha-electro/aircraft.md
- The Pipistrel PEM-60MVLC engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pipistrel-pem-60mvlc.md

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