# N291FW: 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: February 21, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=291FW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N291FW

## Aircraft that carried N291FW

- [Cancelled 2013-02-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N291FW-2013-02-21): Bell 47J-2A, S/N 3303, built 1965. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Ruggles Don C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUGGLES%20DON%20C), [Texarkana, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Texarkana)

## NTSB investigations on N291FW (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 FTW92LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA226), Sep 16, 1992: Bell 47-J2A (N291FW), Booneville, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR RPM DURING AUTOROTATIVE LANDING. FACTORS WERE FUEL EXHAUSTION, THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS, AND THE PILOT NOT REFUELING THE…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N291FW (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 19920916037079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920916037079A), Sep 16, 1992: Bell 47J2A (N291FW), Booneville, AR, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on pipeline patrol. Had misjudged fuel burn as 14 gph. AFM shows 19 gallons per hour.

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