# N5418N: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: December 3, 1991
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5418N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5418N

## Aircraft that carried N5418N

- [Cancelled 1991-12-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5418N-1991-12-03): Sikorsky S-76A, S/N 760209. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Petroleum Helcopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETROLEUM%20HELCOPTERS%20INC), [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)
- [Cancelled 1956-02-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5418N-1956-02-15): Consolidated Vultee BT-13, S/N 11699. Owner: [Hambridge Harold R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAMBRIDGE%20HAROLD%20R), [Rockford, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Rockford)

## NTSB investigations on N5418N (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 FTW91LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA098), Jun 17, 1991: Sikorsky S76A (N5418N), Ship Shoal 290k, destroyed. Probable cause: THE COPILOT'S REDUCTION OF POWER TO GROUND IDLE ON BOTH ENGINES. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S POOR LANDING TECHNIQUE AND HIS FAILURE TO ESTABLISH ADEQUATE CREW COORDINATION.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5418N (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 19910617022219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910617022219A), Jun 17, 1991: Skrsky S76A (N5418N), Ship Shoal 209k, LA, Destroyed. Rotated right on takeoff from hover. SIC pulled engine speed levers. Impacted water.

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