# N745BW: 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: June 4, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=745BW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N745BW

## Aircraft that carried N745BW

- [Cancelled 2022-06-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N745BW-2022-06-04): Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 600N, S/N RN045. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Cobra Aviation Services LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COBRA%20AVIATION%20SERVICES%20LLC), [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N745BW (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 WPR20LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA228), Jul 20, 2020: Md Helicopter 600 (N745BW), San Andreas, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The failure of the output shaft of the overrunning clutch inner race due to frictional overheating of the shaft, which resulted from the failure of the output bearing’s stainless-steel grease seal.
- [NTSB WPR16LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA081), Feb 5, 2016: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 600N (N745BW), Ashland, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fatigue cracking of a main rotor blade for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N745BW (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 20200720011699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200720011699A), Jul 20, 2020: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 600N (N745BW), San Andreas, CA, Destroyed. Helicopter hovering over checking a transmission wire ? Pilot in left seat and lineman in right and rear airspeed 15 mph 250 feet above the ground. Fire…
- [Accident 20160215001699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160215001699A), Feb 15, 2016: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 600N (N745BW), Ashland, OR, No damage. The pilot noticed an abnormal vibration in the aircraft. On landing an examination of the main rotor blade revealed a 4.5 inch crack measured from the trailing…

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