# N87966: 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: May 15, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=87966
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87966

## Aircraft that carried N87966

- [Cancelled 2013-05-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87966-2013-05-15): Bell UH-1B, S/N 64-13968, built 1964. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Monarch Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MONARCH%20LEASING%20INC), [Kirkland, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Kirkland)
- [Cancelled 1947-07-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87966-1947-07-10): Piper J3C-65, S/N 15584. Owner: [Werling Harvey](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WERLING%20HARVEY), [Butler, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Butler)

## NTSB investigations on N87966 (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 ANC91LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA058), May 21, 1991: Bell UH-1B (N87966), Dog Fish Bay, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S EXCEEDING THE GROSS WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY COMPANY MANAGEMENT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE HIGH VEGETATION.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N87966 (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 19910521016719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910521016719A), May 21, 1991: Bell UH1B (N87966), Dog Fish Bay, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Ground crewman choker setter hooked long line to log 1600 lbs over gross. Ripped out helicopter belly causing crash

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