# N40231: 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: September 24, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40231
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40231

## Aircraft that carried N40231

- [Cancelled 2013-09-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40231-2013-09-24): Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, S/N 1476, built 1990. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Fox Gary](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOX%20GARY), [Torrance, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Torrance)

## NTSB investigations on N40231 (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 LAX91LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA072), Jan 11, 1991: Robinson R-22B (N40231), Torrance, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE ROTORCRAFT'S FLIGHT CONTROLS. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE RELATED TO THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF LOW ALTITUDE MANEUVER.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N40231 (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 19910111000409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910111000409A), Jan 11, 1991: Robsin R22BETA (N40231), Torrance, CA, Substantial damage. Tail rotor strike during practice hover maneuvers. Pitched forward and aft. Spun around. Rotors hit. Self destructed

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