# N7197C: 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: May 9, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7197C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7197C

## Aircraft that carried N7197C

- [Cancelled 2022-05-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7197C-2022-05-09): North American T-6G, S/N 49-2897, built 1946. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Dedeaux Gary D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEDEAUX%20GARY%20D), [West Point, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/West%20Point)

## NTSB investigations on N7197C (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 CEN21FA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA355), Aug 4, 2021: North American T-6G (N7197C), Starkville, MS, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees while maneuvering at low altitude.
- [NTSB DEN03LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA016), Nov 17, 2002: North American T-6G (N7197C), Elbert, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: overload failure of the cable between the left rudder pedal and the tail wheel, rendering directional control impossible and resulting in an inadvertent ground loop and nose over. Contributing…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N7197C (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 20210804017289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210804017289A), Aug 4, 2021: North American T-6G (N7197C), Starkville, MS, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. 8/04/2021 2100Z 1600CST, event id: 676574, a North American T-6G, N7197C, was substantially damaged when it impacted wooded terrain approximately one mile…
- [Accident 20021117030649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021117030649A), Nov 17, 2002: Namer T6G (N7197C), Elbert, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) Approach to runway 12 normal, winds 210 at 10 knots. Standard three point landing, with left rudder and normal stick backpressure. Aircraft suddenly…

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