Single-engine piston

N97LZ

1997 Homebuilt SMITH Mike Long-Ez

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
000197
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
South Lake Tahoe, CA
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Registration record

N97LZ on the FAA register

Type
1997 Homebuilt SMITH Mike Long-Ez
Serial
000197
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
South Lake Tahoe, CA
Certificate issued
2000-05-08
Airworthiness date
1999-05-03
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AD825E
Mode S (octal)
53301136
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2000-05-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N97LZ.
  • 1999-05-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1997
    Manufactured (1997).
Overview

About N97LZ

N97LZ is a 1997 Homebuilt SMITH Mike Long-Ez, serial number 000197. It is registered to an individual in South Lake Tahoe, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 8, 2000 and expires on May 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-235 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 3, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N97LZ.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N97LZ.

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.