# N2280W: 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: September 16, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2280W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2280W

## Aircraft that carried N2280W

- [Cancelled 2014-09-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2280W-2014-09-16): Bell 47G-5, S/N 7970, built 1969. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Pan Pacific Trading Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAN%20PACIFIC%20TRADING%20CORP), [Bellevue, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Bellevue)

## NTSB investigations on N2280W (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 LAX94LA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA386), Sep 17, 1994: Bell 47G-5 (N2280W), Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: an in-flight collision with the water for undetermined reasons.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2280W (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 19940917035599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940917035599A), Sep 17, 1994: Bell 47G5 (N2280W), Guam, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Collided with ocean while fish spotting. Observed to descend into water. Found inverted. One float torn off.

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