# N4389S: 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 21, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4389S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4389S

## Aircraft that carried N4389S

- [Cancelled 2012-11-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4389S-2012-11-21): Sikorsky S-58ET, S/N 581552, built 1962. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Briles Wing & Helicopter Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRILES%20WING%20%26%20HELICOPTER%20INC), [Medford, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Medford)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4389S (3)

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.

- [Incident 19801014084349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801014084349I), Oct 14, 1980: Skrsky S58E (N4389S), Santa Catalina, CA. Attempted single engine ferry after permit had been denied. Lost RPM, landed in ocean. Flotation gear worked ok.
- [Incident 19800929089449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800929089449I), Sep 29, 1980: Skrsky S58ET (N4389S), Catalina Island, CA. No hover landing made when one engine failed. Pieces of turbine blades found in exhaust area.
- [Incident 19800609054719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800609054719I), Jun 9, 1980: Skrsky S58ET (N4389S), Long Beach, CA. Instructor pilot simulated governor failure, then shut engine down when flame came from exhaust.

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