# N291VB: 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 15, 2008
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=291VB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N291VB

## Aircraft that carried N291VB

- [Cancelled 2008-10-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N291VB-2008-10-15): Robinson Helicopter R44, S/N 1138, built 2001. Owner: [Pollux Aviation Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POLLUX%20AVIATION%20LTD), [Wasilla, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Wasilla)

## NTSB investigations on N291VB (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 ANC08CA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA112), Aug 23, 2008: Robinson R44 (N291VB), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to see a wire cable prior to colliding with it. Factors contributing to the accident were the non-routine positioning of the wire cable, and the ground crew's failure to advise…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N291VB (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 20080822857739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080822857739A), Aug 22, 2008: Robins R44 (N291VB), Illiamna, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot was enroute from base camp to a drilling site to move a ground crew. As he approached a 70 foot drilling tower along his route he collided with a 3/8…

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