# N431UM: 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: December 19, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=431UM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N431UM

## Aircraft that carried N431UM

- [Cancelled 2013-12-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N431UM-2013-12-19): Bell 430, S/N 49040. Exported to Ecuador. Owner: [U S Bank Na](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/U%20S%20BANK%20NA), [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)

## NTSB investigations on N431UM (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 CHI03LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA084), Mar 17, 2003: Bell 430 (N431UM), Highland, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance to the roadway sign. Contributing factors were the failure of the tail rotor gearbox, the roadway sign and the low lighting conditions (night).

## FAA accident and incident reports on N431UM (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 20030316004139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030316004139A), Mar 16, 2003: Bell 430 (N431UM), Hartland Twnshp, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was repositioning helicopter during hours of darkness. He saw two highway delineators, but failed to see the third one, because the reflector was…

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