# N38903: 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: May 12, 2005
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38903
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38903

## Aircraft that carried N38903

- [Cancelled 2005-05-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38903-2005-05-12): Bell 206L-3, S/N 51017. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Papillon Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAPILLON%20AIRWAYS%20INC), [Kirkland, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Kirkland)

## NTSB investigations on N38903 (4)

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 DEN00LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA124), Jul 7, 2000: Bell 206L-3 (N38903), Logan, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: in-flight collision with a jacket, which blew out of the helicopter because the left passenger door was not properly secured prior to takeoff. A contributing factor was the pilot's failure to ensure…
- [NTSB LAX93FA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA316), Aug 8, 1993: Bell 206L3 (N38903), Tusayan, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF N444CR TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE MAIN ROTOR CLEARANCE FROM N38903, AND THE OPERATOR'S FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE OR RECOMMENDED SAFE HELIPAD DIMENSIONS. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT…
- [NTSB LAX84FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA032), Oct 25, 1983: Bell 206L-3 (N38903), Grand Canyon, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA69F0036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0036), Jun 18, 1968: Monocoupe 90AF (N38903), Gainesville, FL, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N38903 (3)

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 20000707009119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000707009119A), Jul 7, 2000: Bell 206L3 (N38903), Logan, UT, No damage. (-23) Aircraft departed Logan-cache airport fro a local flight. A person in the FBO observed the left rear door open as the aircraft departed. Several minutes…
- [Accident 19930807027911A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930807027911A), Aug 7, 1993: Bell 206L3 (N38903), Tusayan, AZ, Destroyed. During hover taxi to helilpad rotors struck idling rotor of N444CR waiting takeoff from its pad. Narrow taxi lane.
- [Accident 19831025055459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831025055459A), Oct 25, 1983: Bell 206L3 (N38903), Grand Canyon, AZ, Substantial damage. Reported power loss. Chopped off tail boom on autorotation landing. Engine checked normal. Severe downdrafts in area

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