# N5803J: 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: May 20, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5803J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5803J

## Aircraft that carried N5803J

- [Cancelled 2015-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5803J-2015-05-20): Aerospatiale SA315B, S/N 2646, built 1982. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Central Copters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CENTRAL%20COPTERS%20INC), [Bozeman, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Bozeman)
- [Cancelled 1971-11-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5803J-1971-11-11): Cessna A185E, S/N 18501772. Exported to Norway. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), Zaventem

## NTSB investigations on N5803J (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 SEA99LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA001), Oct 5, 1998: Aerospatiale SA-315B (N5803J), Big Sky, MT, destroyed. Probable cause: The failure of the ground handlers (chokers) to follow procedures, and separation of the tail rotor system. Contributing factors were incorrect long line hook (size), jamming of the hook release,…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5803J (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 19981005028299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981005028299A), Oct 5, 1998: Aerosp SA315B (N5803J), Big Sky, MT, Substantial damage. Helicopter involved in a logging operation and was attempting to lift a log when the wind blew the acft down to the ground with the log still partially…

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