# N3893S: 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: July 14, 2003
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3893S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3893S

## Aircraft that carried N3893S

- [Cancelled 2003-07-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3893S-2003-07-14): Bell 412, S/N 33022, built 1981. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Petroleum Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETROLEUM%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)
- [Cancelled 1964-01-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3893S-1964-01-27): Cessna 172E, S/N 17251093. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## NTSB investigations on N3893S (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 FTW99LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA162), Jun 9, 1999: Bell 412 (N3893S), Eugene Is. 313, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation of a section of the tail rotor blade, and subsequent separation of the tail rotor system, as a result of fatigue cracking due to corrosion in the tail rotor blade spar.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3893S (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 19990609045549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990609045549A), Jun 9, 1999: Bell 412 (N3893S), Patterson, LA, No damage. (-23)The tail rotor and tail rotor assembly separated from the aircraft during flight over the gulf of Mexico after a tail rotor blade failed. The flight crew…

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