# N197K: 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: February 15, 2005
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=197K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N197K

## Aircraft that carried N197K

- [Cancelled 2005-02-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N197K-2005-02-15): Aero Commander 500-U, S/N 1656-11, built 1966. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Jones Richard S III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JONES%20RICHARD%20S%20III), [Crossett, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Crossett)

## NTSB investigations on N197K (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 FTW96LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA139), Feb 16, 1996: Rockwell 500U (N197K), Hampton, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper planning/decision by the pilot, which resulted in fuel exhaustion due to an inadequate supply of fuel. A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of suitable terrain for a forced…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N197K (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.

- [Accident 19960216046689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960216046689A), Feb 16, 1996: Gulstm 500U (N197K), AR, Substantial damage. Twin commander 500U, N197K, on February 16, at 1430 local, had a forced landing in a field approximately two miles east of harrell, AR due to fuel exhaustion.…

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