# N8617B: 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: April 26, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8617B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8617B

## Aircraft that carried N8617B

- [Cancelled 2013-04-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8617B-2013-04-26): Enstrom F-28F, S/N 700, built 1981. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Spectrum Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPECTRUM%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Ridgefield Park, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Ridgefield%20Park)
- [Cancelled 1957-11-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8617B-1957-11-18): Cessna 172, S/N 36317. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## NTSB investigations on N8617B (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 NYC87MA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87MA024), Oct 22, 1986: Enstrom F-28F (N8617B), Manhattan, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8617B (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 19861022087409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861022087409A), Oct 22, 1986: Enstrm F28F (N8617B), Manhattan, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost main rotor drive flying at low altitude. Crashed into a fence and river. Incorrect sprague clutch installed.

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