# N303CH: 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: April 23, 2003
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=303CH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N303CH

## Aircraft that carried N303CH

- [Cancelled 2003-04-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N303CH-2003-04-23): Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, S/N 45268, built 1997. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Central Helicopter Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CENTRAL%20HELICOPTER%20SERVICE%20INC), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N303CH-undated): Piper PA-31-350, S/N 317752107

## NTSB investigations on N303CH (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 FTW03LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA015), Oct 17, 2002: Bell 206L-1 (N303CH), Edinburg, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of tailrotor effectiveness due to the right quartering tailwind, which resulted in a hard landing. Factors were the lack of suitable surrounding terrain for landing, which included numerous…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N303CH (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 20021017031289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021017031289A), Oct 17, 2002: Bell 206L1 (N303CH), Edinburg, TX, Destroyed. (.19) On October 17, 2002, at 1600 central daylight time, a Bell 206L-1 helicopter, N303CH, was substantially damaged when it landed hard following a loss of…

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