# N38EA: 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: November 4, 2011
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38EA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38EA

## Aircraft that carried N38EA

- [Cancelled 2011-11-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38EA-2011-11-04): Bell 206B, S/N 2555, built 1978. Second renewal notice. Owner: [Photos Unlimited](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHOTOS%20UNLIMITED), [Rancho Cordova, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Rancho%20Cordova)

## NTSB investigations on N38EA (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 WPR11TA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11TA274), Jun 21, 2011: Bell 206B (N38EA), Franklin, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm during the practice autorotation.
- [NTSB LAX93LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA258), Jun 17, 1993: Bell 206B3 (N38EA), Stoneyford, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing wind conditions during a hover operation. A factor in the accident was the high density altitude and the gusting, variable wind conditions.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N38EA (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 20110621010929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110621010929A), Jun 21, 2011: Bell 206B (N38EA), Franklin, CA, Destroyed. Per pilot, he was practicing autorotations and had done several already. During the last autorotation to a power recovery, when he rolled the throtle back on,…
- [Accident 19930617019449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930617019449A), Jun 17, 1993: Bell 206B3 (N38EA), Stoneyford, CA, Substantial damage. During aerial taxi in mountain terrain a wind gust caused tailboom to hit ground. Yawed settled hard in a creek.

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