# N71552: 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 9, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71552
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71552

## Aircraft that carried N71552

- [Cancelled 2022-05-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71552-2022-05-09): Hughes 369HS, S/N 120365S, built 1972. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Tropic Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TROPIC%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- [Cancelled 1965-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71552-1965-05-20): Luscombe 8A, S/N 2979. Owner: [Sampson Minor S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAMPSON%20MINOR%20S), [Belview, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Belview)

## NTSB investigations on N71552 (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 FTW90GA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90GA185), Sep 21, 1990: Hughes 369HS (N71552), New Orleans, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LOSE OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N71552 (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.

- [Incident 19900921061539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900921061539I), Sep 21, 1990: Hughes 369HS (N71552), New Orleans, LA, Minor damage. Engine lost power during autorotive descent. Made near vertical descent due to obstructions.

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