# N221DS: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: June 17, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=221DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N221DS

## Aircraft that carried N221DS

- [Cancelled 2013-06-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N221DS-2013-06-17): Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, S/N 3065, built 2000. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Torrance, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Torrance)
- [Cancelled 1972-04-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N221DS-1972-04-10): Beech A35, S/N D-2015. Owner: [Swearingen Claude E & Moore Darryl E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SWEARINGEN%20CLAUDE%20E%20%26%20MOORE%20DARRYL%20E), [Cucamonga, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Cucamonga)

## NTSB investigations on N221DS (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 CEN09CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA067), Nov 19, 2008: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta II (N221DS), Erie, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper flare during the practice autorotation which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing factors were the flight instructor's delayed remedial action and inadequate supervision.
- [NTSB DEN72AD037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72AD037), Feb 26, 1972: Beech A35 (N221DS), Parker, AZ, destroyed, 4 fatal
- [NTSB OAK69D0159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0159), Oct 26, 1968: Beech A35 (N221DS), Visalia, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N221DS (1)

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 20081119851159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081119851159A), Nov 19, 2008: Robsin R22BETA (N221DS), Erie, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] was giving flight instruction to [privacy data omitted] for sfar 73 review. Whiles [privacy data omitted] was performing a 180…

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