# N197X: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: April 10, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=197X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N197X

## Aircraft that carried N197X

- [Cancelled 2020-04-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N197X-2020-04-10): Mills Michael S1L, S/N 540, built 2015. First renewal notice. Owner: [Mills Michael](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLS%20MICHAEL), [Dewitt, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Dewitt)
- [Cancelled 1972-02-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N197X-1972-02-15): Pilatus Porter PC-6/C-H2, S/N 597, built 1965. Owner: [Air America Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20AMERICA%20INC), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)

## NTSB investigations on N197X (2)

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 CEN18LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA123), Mar 22, 2018: Mills Michael S1L (N197X), Dewitt, MI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to see and avoid power lines due to sun glare.
- [NTSB UNK67X0160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK67X0160), Sep 30, 1967: Porter PC-6C (N197X), Ta Vieng, Laos, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N197X (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 20180322009899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180322009899A), Mar 22, 2018: Mills Michael S1L (N197X), Dewitt, MI, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On March 22, 2018 at 1830 eastern daylight time, an experimental homebuilt Mills S1L aircraft, N197X, registered to and operated by an airline transport pilot,…

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