# N97S: Douglas DC-9-31, registration cancelled 1971-05-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 3, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-9-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (registry code 3022065)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 47245
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Mode S code: AD82DC
- Owner when cancelled: [Southern Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHERN%20AIRWAYS%20INC)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=97S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97S-1971-05-03

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Douglas DC-9-31: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31.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 DCA71AZ005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA71AZ005), Nov 14, 1970: Douglas DC-9 (N97S), Huntington, WV, destroyed, 75 fatal

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