# N889HC: 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: April 24, 1992
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=889HC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N889HC

## Aircraft that carried N889HC

- [Cancelled 1992-04-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N889HC-1992-04-24): Chappell Harold R JR RATSREPUS, S/N 2. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Chappell Harold R Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHAPPELL%20HAROLD%20R%20JR), [Ortonville, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Ortonville)

## NTSB investigations on N889HC (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 CHI88DEC02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEC02), May 25, 1988: Chappel Ratsrepus 300 (N889HC), Pontiac, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: DESTRUCTIVE WING/AILERON FLUTTER IS SUSPECTED, BUT NOT SUFFICIENTLY SUBSTANTIATED THROUGH RESEARCH AND CALCULATIONS TO BE CITED AS THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N889HC (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 19880524060409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880524060409A), May 24, 1988: Amtrcp RATSREPUS300 (N889HC), Pontiac, MI, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Wing structural section and aileron departed aircraft during a high speed pass. Aircraft rolled and hit inverted.

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