# N59400: 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: December 8, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=59400
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59400

## Aircraft that carried N59400

- [Cancelled 2020-12-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59400-2020-12-08): Bell 47G-5A, S/N 25138, built 1973. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [English Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ENGLISH%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC), [Santa Maria, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Maria)

## NTSB investigations on N59400 (2)

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 NYC94LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA110), Jul 2, 1994: Bell 47-G5 (N59400), Wareham, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate inflight planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.
- [NTSB NYC86LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA191), Jul 20, 1986: Bell 47G-5A (N59400), Portland, CT, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N59400 (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 19940702017159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940702017159A), Jul 2, 1994: Bell 47G5A (N59400), Wareham, MA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel surveying dusting site. Too slow and low for safe autorotation. Impact in bog. Rotors chopped tail.
- [Accident 19860720034619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860720034619A), Jul 20, 1986: Bell 47G5A (N59400), Portland, CT, Substantial damage. The engine failed during takeoff. The helicopter landed on a sandbank. Cause of engine failure is undetermined.

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