# N88785: 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: December 15, 1992
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88785
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88785

## Aircraft that carried N88785

- [Cancelled 1992-12-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88785-1992-12-15): Hiller OH-23B, S/N 560. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Sand F Helicopter Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAND%20F%20HELICOPTER%20SERVICE%20INC), [Wichita Falls, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Wichita%20Falls)

## NTSB investigations on N88785 (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 FTW89LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA043), Jan 21, 1989: Hiller OH-23B (N88785), Wichita Falls, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE CARBURETOR HEAT DURING FLIGHT AND HIS IMPROPER FLARE DURING AN AUTOROTATIVE LANDING. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS, IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N88785 (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 19890121001039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890121001039A), Jan 21, 1989: Hiller UH12B (N88785), Wichita Falls, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit 15 minutes after departure. Made hard autorotation landing. Had carb heat one quarter on.

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