# N4247: 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: June 18, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4247
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4247

## Aircraft that carried N4247

- [Cancelled 2013-06-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4247-2013-06-18): Sikorsky S-58B, S/N 58807, built 1958. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Queen City Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/QUEEN%20CITY%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)

## NTSB investigations on N4247 (3)

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 SEA81FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA050), Aug 7, 1981: Sikorsky S-58B (N4247), Bellevue, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB NYC71DHD33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DHD33), Jul 8, 1970: Sikorsky S-58 (N4247), Salem, NJ, no damage
- [NTSB CHI69F0152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0152), Jul 28, 1968: Sikorsky S-58A (N4247), Robinson Creek, KY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4247 (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 19810807048269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810807048269A), Aug 7, 1981: Skrsky S58B (N4247), Bellevue, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Engine backfired on hover sling load, exploded. Helicopter crashed in flames. Indicates object dropped in gear box.

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