# N869W: 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: January 29, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=869W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N869W

## Aircraft that carried N869W

- [Cancelled 2018-01-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N869W-2018-01-29): Bell UH-1H, S/N 68-15530, built 1968. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Select Turbines & Components Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SELECT%20TURBINES%20%26%20COMPONENTS%20INC), [Hamilton, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Hamilton)
- [Cancelled 1932-09-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N869W-1932-09-07): Aeromarine-Klemm L-26-A, S/N 4-80, built 1930. Owner: [Smith Lester](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20LESTER), [Stanhope, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Stanhope)

## NTSB investigations on N869W (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 SEA98FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98FA104), Jun 18, 1998: Garlick UH-1H (N869W), Couer D'Alene, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fatigue failure of a reduction drive planetary gear. Factors include an unapproved part and plating process, and uneven terrain at the emergency landing site.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N869W (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 19980618014279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980618014279A), Jun 18, 1998: Bell UH1H (N869W), Coeur D Alene, ID, Substantial damage. Internal failure of the reduction gear box and no continuity between N2 and the powre trubine. Awaiting on teardown. (.4)the pilot stated that he heard a loud…

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