# N57996: 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: October 29, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=57996
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57996

## Aircraft that carried N57996

- [Cancelled 2014-10-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57996-2014-10-29): Kaman HH-43F, S/N 75, built 1960. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Shield Frances R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHIELD%20FRANCES%20R), [Richmond, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Richmond)

## NTSB investigations on N57996 (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 MIA83FA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA183), Jul 14, 1983: Kaman H-43B (N57996), Near Clermont, FL, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N57996 (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 19830714031459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830714031459A), Jul 14, 1983: Kaman HH43FCHOPPER (N57996), Clermont, FL, Destroyed. Report indicates main rotor transmission section separated while in hover flight. Cause of separation not defined.

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