N97KV
N97KV is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Vaughn James Keith CHALLENGER SPECIAL built in 1997. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 4, 2021. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Vaughn James Keith CHALLENGER SPECIAL cancelled September 4, 2021
- Serial number
- CH20297CW1548
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1997
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- September 20, 2000
- Last FAA action
- January 14, 2018
- Last owner
- Morris Phillip (Individual)
Clarksville, TN - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
NTSB accident and incident record under N97KV
ERA20LA188Accident on May 16, 2020 at Clarksville, TN: minor injuries, substantial damage.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Vaughn Challenger · serial CH20297CW1548
The loss of engine power due to carburetor ice.
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