# N545PH: 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 24, 2025
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=545PH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N545PH

## Aircraft that carried N545PH

- [Cancelled 2025-11-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N545PH-2025-11-24): Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E, S/N 0536E, built 1997. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Honolulu, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Honolulu)

## NTSB investigations on N545PH (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 ANC24LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA012), Jan 25, 2024: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E (N545PH), Waialua, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain directional control after a skid got caught on a fence while he was maneuvering the helicopter for takeoff, which resulted in a dynamic roll-over.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N545PH (2)

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 20240125000379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240125000379A), Jan 25, 2024: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E (N545PH), Wahiawa, HI, Substantial damage. The pilot was taking off from a confined remote mountainside landing zone. During vertical takeoff, the helicopter drifted forward and the right skid hooked a…
- [Incident 20230201000159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230201000159I), Feb 1, 2023: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E (N545PH), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. On 2/1/2023, while conducting aerial survey for invasive plant species with one passenger on board, the PIC encountered a wire strike resulting in damage to 3…

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.