# N97AN: Nelson SPORTSMAN VJ-22, registration cancelled 2024-04-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 20, 2024
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Nelson SPORTSMAN VJ-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/nelson-sportsman-vj-22) (registry code 9570316)
- Engine: [Lycoming O-290-D2](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-290-d2) (registry code 42090)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 637
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 7, 2009
- Last registry action: July 20, 2023
- Mode S code: AD8159
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1637° N, 149.9966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99502, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97AN
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=97AN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97AN-2024-04-20

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 Nelson SPORTSMAN VJ-22: https://openairdocs.org/model/nelson-sportsman-vj-22.md

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