# N37870: 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: November 26, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=37870
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37870

## Aircraft that carried N37870

- [Cancelled 2014-11-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37870-2014-11-26): Bell-Huddleston 47G2, S/N 47-1965-2, built 1980. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Reyes Carlos E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REYES%20CARLOS%20E), [Rio Piedras, PR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PR/Rio%20Piedras)
- [Cancelled 1980-06-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37870-1980-06-24): Rhoades H W AMATEUR BUILT ROTORC, S/N 1

## NTSB investigations on N37870 (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 MIA93LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA076), Feb 28, 1993: Huddleston-Bell 47G2 (N37870), Rio Grande, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: POOR IN-FLIGHT PLANNING BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FLIGHT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.
- [NTSB MIA89LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA240), Sep 3, 1989: Bell 47G-2 (N37870), Cayey, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PRESENCE OF TREES IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N37870 (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 19930228010819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930228010819A), Feb 28, 1993: Bell 47G2 (N37870), Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage. Reported vibrations. Tried to land on cement pad but rotors struck trees. Wide open field adjacent to pad.
- [Accident 19890903033409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890903033409A), Sep 3, 1989: Bell 47G2 (N37870), Cayey, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage. Lost rotor RPM and split needles with no power response. Autorotated into trees.

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