# N342L: 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: August 14, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=342L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N342L

## Aircraft that carried N342L

- [Cancelled 2013-08-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N342L-2013-08-14): Bell 47D1, S/N 611, built 1952. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Gold Beach, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Gold%20Beach)

## NTSB investigations on N342L (2)

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 MIA89LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA133), Apr 17, 1989: Bell 47D1 (N342L), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE UNQUALIFIED PERSONS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE FENCE. PRESSURE INDUCED BY OTHERS, LACK OF EXPERIENCE, AND OVER CONFIDENCE IN PERSONAL ABILITY ARE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THIS ACCIDENT.
- [NTSB OAK75FVG66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVG66), May 13, 1975: Bell 47D-1 (N342L), Sacramento, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N342L (2)

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 19890417008279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890417008279A), Apr 17, 1989: Bell 47D1 (N342L), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Landed in prison yard, picked up prisoner but hit a fence on takeoff. Pilot,not rated in helicopters,was arrested.
- [Accident 19750513009979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750513009979A), May 13, 1975: Bell 47G (N342L), Sacramento, CA, Substantial damage. M/r blades hit tail boom. Practice autorotation.

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