# N197W: Ernest A Towers TRAINING GLIDER, registration cancelled 1932-08-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 15, 1932
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Ernest A Towers TRAINING GLIDER](https://openairdocs.org/model/ernest-a-towers-training-glider) (registry code 05639LK)
- Serial number: 2
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Mode S code: A18420
- Owner when cancelled: [Towers Ernest Alfred](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOWERS%20ERNEST%20ALFRED)
- Location: [Compton, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Compton)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N197W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=197W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N197W-1932-08-15

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Ernest A Towers TRAINING GLIDER: https://openairdocs.org/model/ernest-a-towers-training-glider.md

## Other aircraft with N197W

- [Cancelled 1982-11-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N197W-1982-11-20): Cessna 150G, S/N 15066582. Administratively canceled. Owner: [Ankney Glen F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANKNEY%20GLEN%20F), [El Reno, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/El%20Reno)

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