# N8475A: 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: June 7, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8475A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8475A

## Aircraft that carried N8475A

- [Cancelled 2013-06-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8475A-2013-06-07): Robinson Helicopter R22 ALPHA, S/N 0389, built 1984. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Helicopter Adventures Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELICOPTER%20ADVENTURES%20INC), [Concord, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Concord)
- [Cancelled 1981-05-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8475A-1981-05-22): Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm BO-105S, S/N S-457. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Mbb Helicopter Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MBB%20HELICOPTER%20CORP), [West Chester, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/West%20Chester)

## NTSB investigations on N8475A (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 LAX88FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA032), Nov 3, 1987: Robinson R22A (N8475A), Moraga, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A DIVERGENCE OF THE MAIN ROTOR FROM ITS NORMAL PLANE OF ROTATION FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON, WHICH RESULTED IN ROTOR CONTACT WITH THE COCKPIT AREA.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8475A (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 19871103061769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871103061769A), Nov 3, 1987: Robsin R22ALPHA (N8475A), Moraga, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Main rotor blade struck the cockpit and shattered inflight during possible engine out practice and rotor RPM decay.

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