# N97S: 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 3, 1971
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=97S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97S

## Aircraft that carried N97S

- [Cancelled 1971-05-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97S-1971-05-03): Douglas DC-9-31, S/N 47245. Owner: [Southern Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHERN%20AIRWAYS%20INC)

## NTSB investigations on N97S (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 DCA71AZ005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA71AZ005), Nov 14, 1970: Douglas DC-9 (N97S), Huntington, WV, destroyed, 75 fatal

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