# N65603: 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: February 23, 1994
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65603
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65603

## Aircraft that carried N65603

- [Cancelled 1994-02-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65603-1994-02-23): Bell 206L-3, S/N 51428. Owner: [Industrial Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INDUSTRIAL%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)
- [Cancelled 1988-05-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65603-1988-05-31): Cessna 152, S/N 15281644. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## NTSB investigations on N65603 (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 FTW92LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA062), Jan 29, 1992: Bell 206L-3 (N65603), E.I. Blk 108, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE ABOVE THE WATER. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT ATTEMPTING FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS OF FOG AND LOW CEILINGS DURING DAWN LIGHT CONDITIONS.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N65603 (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 19920129003189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920129003189A), Jan 29, 1992: Bell 206L3 (N65603), Gulf Of Mexico, LA, Substantial damage. Tried fly VFR to offshore platform in dense fog. Struck water near rig. Rolled and sank.

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