N5197W is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Kaman HH-43 B/F built in 1958. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 8, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Kaman HH-43 B/F cancelled February 8, 2018
- Serial number
- 59-1564
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1958
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- July 31, 2002
- Last FAA action
- April 6, 2012
- Last owner
- Jorgenson Gary W DBA (Individual)
Ovando, MT - Airworthiness
- Restricted · Other
Piper PA-28 cancelled March 27, 1985
- Serial number
- 28232
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- December 23, 1981
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Baughman J Pat & Isabell James A (Partnership)
Cedar Park, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5197W
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Kaman HH-43B/F · serial 59-1564
AN INADEQUATE MAJOR REPAIR BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WHO FAILED TO INSTALL THE COTTER PIN WHICH SECURED THE RETAINING NUT OF THE RIGHT MAIN ROTOR HUB TEETER PIN.
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