# N8462S: 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: March 3, 1980
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8462S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8462S

## Aircraft that carried N8462S

- [Cancelled 1980-03-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8462S-1980-03-03): Cessna 182H, S/N 18256562. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Argonaut Air Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARGONAUT%20AIR%20SALES%20INC), [Monrovia, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Monrovia)

## NTSB investigations on N8462S (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 NYC89LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA139), Jun 30, 1989: Robinson R-22A (N8462S), Southampton, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A SECTION OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER FAILING INFLIGHT.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8462S (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 19890630019169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890630019169A), Jun 30, 1989: Robsin R22 (N8462S), South Hampton, MA, Substantial damage. Improper weld broke on vertical stabilizer. Severed part hit tail rotor. Lost control autorotated into trees.

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