# N57340: 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: September 16, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=57340
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57340

## Aircraft that carried N57340

- [Cancelled 2013-09-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57340-2013-09-16): Bell 206B, S/N 2998, built 1980. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Evergreen Equity Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EVERGREEN%20EQUITY%20INC), [Mcminnville, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Mcminnville)

## NTSB investigations on N57340 (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 FTW94LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA093), Mar 10, 1994: Bell 206BIII (N57340), Lake Charles, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ADEQUATELY PERFORM A PREFLIGHT. A FACTOR WAS THE SOFT TERRAIN.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N57340 (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 19940310004559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940310004559A), Mar 10, 1994: Bell 206B3 (N57340), Lake Charles, LA, Substantial damage. During vertical takeoff from soggy sod. Left skid lifted. Right skid had cut in caused roll to right as skid stuck.

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