# N5197W: 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: February 8, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5197W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5197W

## Aircraft that carried N5197W

- [Cancelled 2018-02-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5197W-2018-02-08): Kaman HH-43 B/F, S/N 59-1564, built 1958. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Jorgenson Gary W DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JORGENSON%20GARY%20W%20DBA), [Ovando, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Ovando)
- [Cancelled 1985-03-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5197W-1985-03-27): Piper PA-28, S/N 28232. Owner: [Baughman J Pat & Isabell James A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAUGHMAN%20J%20PAT%20%26%20ISABELL%20JAMES%20A), [Cedar Park, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Cedar%20Park)

## NTSB investigations on N5197W (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 ATL94LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA035), Dec 29, 1993: Kaman HH-43B/F (N5197W), Mobile, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN INADEQUATE MAJOR REPAIR BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WHO FAILED TO INSTALL THE COTTER PIN WHICH SECURED THE RETAINING NUT OF THE RIGHT MAIN ROTOR HUB TEETER PIN.
- [NTSB FTW81DRG60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRG60), Aug 28, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N5197W), Leander, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5197W (2)

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 19931229047439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931229047439A), Dec 29, 1993: Kaman HH43BF (N5197W), Mobile, AL, Substantial damage. Partial loss rotor control. Dropped logs. Autorotated to hard landing. Cotter pin teeter pin retention nut absent.
- [Accident 19810828065569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810828065569A), Aug 28, 1981: Piper PA28160 (N5197W), Leander, TX, Substantial damage. Lost control after applying hand brake while landing on wet grass. Ran off runway into brush.

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