# N197AN: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: July 31, 2026
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=197AN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N197AN

## Aircraft that carried N197AN

- [Cancelled 2026-07-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N197AN-2026-07-31): Boeing 757-223, S/N 32391, built 2001. Exported to Romania. Owner: [Aersale Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERSALE%20INC), [Doral, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Doral)

## NTSB investigations on N197AN (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI08IA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08IA292), Sep 22, 2008: Boeing 757-223 (N197AN), Chicago, IL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The failure of an electrical relay due to eroded contacts and the flight crew's decision to continue a flight that was operating on battery power.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N197AN (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20080922847549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080922847549I), Sep 22, 2008: Boeing 757223 (N197AN), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. (-23) Failure of teh K106 relay B1B2 contacts initially caused loss of electrical power to the DC bat bus and DC stby bus. As directed by the qrh, crew…

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