# N100PL: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: March 18, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=100PL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N100PL

## Aircraft that carried N100PL

- [Cancelled 2013-03-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N100PL-2013-03-18): Kaman HH-43F, S/N 59-1583. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Laclede, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Laclede)

## NTSB investigations on N100PL (3)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX99FA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99FA317), Sep 25, 1999: Kaman HH-43F (N100PL), Phoenix, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Failure of the horizontal stabilizer left outboard forward attach point because of a previously existing crack that resulted from inadequate maintenance inspection by the operator. A factor was the…
- [NTSB ATL93LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA033), Dec 11, 1992: Kaman HH43F (N100PL), Columbia, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE DETERIORATION OF THE ENGINE FUEL SHUTOFF SOLENOID VALVE WHICH FAILED IN THE CLOSED POSITION.
- [NTSB ATL92LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA075), Apr 9, 1992: Kaman HH-43F (N100PL), Manteo, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, IN THAT HE INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED THE TAIL ROTOR PEDALS. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE CROSS WIND, AND THE SLOPE OF THE LANDING AREA.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N100PL (3)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19990925027729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990925027729A), Sep 25, 1999: Kaman HH43F (N100PL), Phoenix, AZ, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (.19) On September 25, 1999, about 0650 hours mountain time, a Kaman HH-43F helicopter, N100PL, was destroyed when it collided with terrain at Phoenix,…
- [Accident 19921211050309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921211050309A), Dec 11, 1992: Kaman HH43F (N100PL), Columbia, SC, Substantial damage. Engine spooled down while hooking sling load of logs. Autorotated into trees. Fuel shut off solenoid failed.
- [Accident 19920409043079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920409043079A), Apr 9, 1992: Kaman HH43FCHOPPER (N100PL), Manteo, NC, Substantial damage. Attempted hover landing in crosswind. On fifth attempt main rotor blade hit empennage and severed it.

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