# N57RA: 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: July 2, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=57RA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57RA

## Aircraft that carried N57RA

- [Cancelled 2013-07-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57RA-2013-07-02): Bell 47G-5, S/N 25006, built 1970. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Orco Aviation Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ORCO%20AVIATION%20INC%20DBA), [Riverside, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Riverside)

## NTSB investigations on N57RA (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 LAX96LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA326), Aug 30, 1996: Bell 47-G5 (N57RA), Riverside, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inaccurate perception of altitude which resulted in an improper flare and subsequent hard landing, and non use of the landing light.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N57RA (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 19960829025929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960829025929A), Aug 29, 1996: Bell 47G5 (N57RA), Riverside, CA, Substantial damage. Practice night autorotation ans landing light. Misjudged height. Flared too high. Dropped. Rotor severed tailboom.
- [Incident 19810506040169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810506040169I), May 6, 1981: Swrngn SA226TC (N57RA), Taxarkana, AR, Minor damage. During takeoff the left outborad tire tread seperated. Damage to prop, gear door and wing.

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