# N87729: 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: September 6, 1961
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=87729
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87729

## Aircraft that carried N87729

- [Cancelled 1961-09-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87729-1961-09-06): Piper J3C-65, S/N 15387, built 1946. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Chandler Charles E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHANDLER%20CHARLES%20E), [Bemidji, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Bemidji)

## NTSB investigations on N87729 (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 ANC91LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA059), May 22, 1991: Bell UH-1B (N87729), Smith Cove, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A COMPLETE LOSE OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO A TOTAL DISINTEGRATION OF THE TURBINE WHEEL.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N87729 (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 19910522016829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910522016829A), May 22, 1991: Bell UH1B (N87729), Smith Cove, AK, Substantial damage. Turbine engine failure during external load operations. Dropped into trees.

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