# N7197U: 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: August 20, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7197U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7197U

## Aircraft that carried N7197U

- [Cancelled 2013-08-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7197U-2013-08-20): Mooney M20E, S/N 415, built 1964. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Crandall Lloyd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRANDALL%20LLOYD), [Cadillac, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Cadillac)

## NTSB investigations on N7197U (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 CHI90LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA276), Sep 27, 1990: Mooney M20E (N7197U), Morrison, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE OF THE PROPELLER BLADE BY UNKNOWN PERSONS AND THE SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF THE BLADE IN FATIGUE DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. A FACTOR WAS: UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.
- [NTSB MIA68F0428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0428), Feb 24, 1968: Mooney M20E (N7197U), Gadsden, AL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N7197U (3)

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 19900927042559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900927042559A), Sep 27, 1990: Mooney M20E (N7197U), Morrison, IL, Substantial damage. Lost tip of prop en route. Struck fence on forced landing due to extreme vibration. Prop tip had prior nicks filed.
- [Incident 19860705059489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860705059489I), Jul 5, 1986: Mooney M20E (N7197U), Grayslake, IL, Minor damage. Pilot failed to lower gear for landing. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19810623043219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810623043219I), Jun 23, 1981: Mooney M20B (N7197U), Aurora, IL, Minor damage. During touch and go practice pilot forgot to extend gear.

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