# N6889: 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: June 21, 1978
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6889
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6889

## Aircraft that carried N6889

- [Cancelled 1978-06-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6889-1978-06-21): Sadilek B-8M, S/N EFS1. Owner: [Pratt Gerald M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRATT%20GERALD%20M), [Walled Lake, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Walled%20Lake)
- [Cancelled 1968-04-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6889-1968-04-15): Douglas DC-6, S/N 43295. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Braniff Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRANIFF%20AIRWAYS%20INC), [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)

## NTSB investigations on N6889 (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 CHI78DEC33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEC33), May 31, 1978: Bensen Gyro B8-M (N6889), New Hudson, MI, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6889 (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 19780531013339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780531013339A), May 31, 1978: Schzow MODELB (N6889), New Hudson, MI, Destroyed. Pilot had no gyroplane rating.

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