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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N197X

N197X is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mills Michael S1L built in 2015. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 10, 2020. The last status on file was "first notice for registration renewal". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Mills Michael S1L cancelled April 10, 2020

Serial number
540
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
2015
Last status
First notice for registration renewal
Certificate issued
June 29, 2006
Last FAA action
February 25, 2017
Last owner
Mills Michael (Individual)
Dewitt, MI
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

Pilatus Porter PC-6/C-H2 cancelled February 15, 1972

Serial number
597
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Turboprop
Year built
1965
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
June 25, 1966
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Air America INC (Corporation)
Washington, DC
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N197X

CEN18LA123Accident on March 22, 2018 at Dewitt, MI: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mills Michael S1L · serial 540

The pilot's failure to see and avoid power lines due to sun glare.

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