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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N197DE

N197DE is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Butler Beverly G BOWERS FLYBABY 1A built in 1997. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 19, 2009. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Butler Beverly G BOWERS FLYBABY 1A cancelled November 19, 2009

Serial number
74-24
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1997
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
October 7, 1997
Last FAA action
October 20, 2009
Last owner
Butler Beverly G (Individual)
Birmingham, AL
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

NTSB accident and incident record under N197DE

ATL03LA116Accident on July 3, 2003 at Lincoln, AL: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Butler Bowers Fly Baby 1A · serial 74-24

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering resulting in a stall.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site