# N197PS: Czech Sport PIPER SPORT

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Czech Sport PIPER SPORT](https://openairdocs.org/model/czech-sport-piper-sport) (registry code 0600073, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: P1001062
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: May 11, 2011
- Certificate issued: November 10, 2021
- Expires: November 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A18382
- Registered owner: [Wolfe Celestino Klass Banman](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOLFE%20CELESTINO%20KLASS%20BANMAN)
- Location: [El Paso, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/El%20Paso)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.6469° N, 106.2690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79927, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=197PS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N197PS

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. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Rotax 912ULS model are included.

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

### Matched by airframe (Czech Sport PIPER SPORT)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 912ULS series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 CEN16LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA157), Apr 14, 2016: Czech Sport Piper Sport (N197PS), Mansfield, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to inspect the nose landing gear (NLG), which resulted in a crack going undetected and the subsequent separation of the NLG at the weld area during landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20160414004239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160414004239A), Apr 14, 2016: Czech Sport Aircraft As PIPER SPORT (N197PS), Mansfield, OH, Substantial damage. At the time of landing when the nose landing gear made contact with the runway surface, the nose wheel broke off. This resulted in the propeller making contact…

## 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 N197PS

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N197PS before.

- [Cancelled 2008-10-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N197PS-2008-10-02): Piper PA-34-220T, S/N 3449014, built 1997. Exported to Bolivia. Owner: [Elite Air Center](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELITE%20AIR%20CENTER), [Hawley, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Hawley)

## Related

- Other Czech Sport PIPER SPORT aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/czech-sport-piper-sport/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 912ULS series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series.md

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