# N117TW: 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: October 12, 2016
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=117TW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N117TW

## Aircraft that carried N117TW

- [Cancelled 2016-10-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117TW-2016-10-12): Robinson Helicopter R66, S/N 0042, built 2011. Owner: [Zions Credit Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZIONS%20CREDIT%20CORP), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N117TW (1)

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 WPR16FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA130), Jun 23, 2016: Robinson Helicopter R66 (N117TW), Wikieup, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: An encounter with turbulence due to updrafts and/or dust devils that resulted in mast bumping and an in-flight break-up.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N117TW (2)

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 20160623010579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160623010579A), Jun 23, 2016: Robinson Helicopter Co R66 (N117TW), Wikieup, AZ, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On June 23, 2016, at about 14:18L, a robertson R66, N117TW, piloted by two ATP rated pilots,crashed near Wikieup, AZ. The aircraft broke up in flight and…
- [Incident 19890530050679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890530050679I), May 30, 1989: Beech A36 (N117TW), Denver, CO. VFR pilot flying in IFR conditions received a radar hand off from ATC and was vectored to Stapleton airport.

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