Single-engine piston

N197

1976 Homebuilt Cassutt III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1976
Serial
JAW2EX
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-200 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Vacaville, CA
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Registration record

N197 on the FAA register

Type
1976 Homebuilt Cassutt III
Serial
JAW2EX
Engines
Continental O-200 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Vacaville, CA
Certificate issued
2025-04-28
Airworthiness date
1990-03-22
Registration expires
2032-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A1822B
Mode S (octal)
50301053
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-04-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N197 to the current registrant.
  • 1992-04-23
    N197 previously assigned to a Cessna T337G / P337G / Skymaster T-337G (s/n P3370203); cancelled.
  • 1990-03-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1976
    Manufactured (1976).
  • 1931-02-27
    N197 previously assigned to a Waco 9 (s/n 290); cancelled.
Overview

About N197

N197 is a 1976 Homebuilt Cassutt III, serial number JAW2EX. It is registered to an individual in Vacaville, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 28, 2025 and expires on April 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-200 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated March 22, 1990.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N197. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-10-19 Accident · Pittsburgh, PA Damage: Destroyed Serious injury NTSB · NYC90LA014
Reported aircraft: Cessna T337G — a different aircraft that carried the N197 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISION, AND DIVERTING OF HIS ATTENTION, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION TO BOTH ENGINES. DARKNESS AND TREES IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA WERE RELATED FACTORS.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.