# N796M: 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: February 2, 1942
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=796M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N796M

## Aircraft that carried N796M

- [Cancelled 1942-02-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N796M-1942-02-02): Curtiss Wright ROBIN J-1, S/N 703. Owner: [Rockaway Airport Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROCKAWAY%20AIRPORT%20INC), [Long Island, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Long%20Island)

## NTSB investigations on N796M (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 ERA11CA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA162), Feb 24, 2011: Bell 206 (N796M), Ridgeland, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The certified flight instructor's delayed remedial action during a practice autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N796M (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 20110224001899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110224001899A), Feb 24, 2011: Bell Helico 206B (N796M), Ridgeland, SC, Substantial damage. Aircraft made hard landing during auto rotation pratice. Student pilot was at controls. Aircraft sustained major damage to tail boom. Two on board, no…

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