# N197X: 2015 Mills Michael S1L, registration cancelled 2020-04-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 10, 2020
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Mills Michael S1L](https://openairdocs.org/model/mills-michael-s1l) (registry code 05621I9)
- Engine: [Jabiru 2200A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-2200a) (registry code 34803)
- Serial number: 540
- Year built: 2015
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 10, 2015
- Certificate issued: June 29, 2006
- Last registry action: February 25, 2017
- Mode S code: A18439
- Owner when cancelled: [Mills Michael](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLS%20MICHAEL)
- Location: [Dewitt, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Dewitt)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.8639° N, 84.5923° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48820, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N197X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=197X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N197X-2020-04-10

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Mills Michael S1L: https://openairdocs.org/model/mills-michael-s1l.md

## NTSB investigations (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 CEN18LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA123), Mar 22, 2018: Mills Michael S1L (N197X), Dewitt, MI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to see and avoid power lines due to sun glare.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 20180322009899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180322009899A), Mar 22, 2018: Mills Michael S1L (N197X), Dewitt, MI, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On March 22, 2018 at 1830 eastern daylight time, an experimental homebuilt Mills S1L aircraft, N197X, registered to and operated by an airline transport pilot,…

## Other aircraft with N197X

- [Cancelled 1972-02-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N197X-1972-02-15): Pilatus Porter PC-6/C-H2, S/N 597, built 1965. Owner: [Air America Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20AMERICA%20INC), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)

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