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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8197S

N8197S is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 150F. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 26, 2001. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Cessna 150F cancelled June 26, 2001

Serial number
15061797
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
February 28, 1988
Last FAA action
April 17, 2001
Last owner
Ad Air Lines INC (Corporation)
Chicago, IL
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N8197S

CHI97FA208Accident on July 12, 1997 at Gary, IN: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 150F · serial 15061797

the pilot's not obtaining/maintaining airspeed which resulted 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