# N689SB: 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: May 2, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=689SB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N689SB

## Aircraft that carried N689SB

- [Cancelled 2013-05-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N689SB-2013-05-02): Hiller UH-12E, S/N 1475. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Smith James P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20JAMES%20P), [Chino, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Chino)

## NTSB investigations on N689SB (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 LAX90DUJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DUJ03), Oct 11, 1989: Hiller UH-12E (N689SB), Yuma, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE FLARE ALTITUDE. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE TORSIONAL COUPLING WHICH ULTIMATELY CAUSED THE TOTAL LOSS OF POWER.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N689SB (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 19891010039579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891010039579A), Oct 10, 1989: Hiller UH12E (N689SB), Yuma, AZ, Substantial damage. Torsional coupling failed during ag operation. Brief autorotation to impact.

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