# N891GM: 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: August 12, 1991
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=891GM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N891GM

## Aircraft that carried N891GM

- [Cancelled 1991-08-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N891GM-1991-08-12): Messerschmitt Bolkow Blohm BK117 B-1, S/N 7153. Owner: [Mdfc Equipment Leasing Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MDFC%20EQUIPMENT%20LEASING%20CORPORATION), [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)

## NTSB investigations on N891GM (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 NYC91FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA067), Jan 27, 1991: MBB BK 117 B-1 (N891GM), Sonestown, PA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING TO ASSURE THAT THE INTENDED COURSE AND ALTITUDE PROVIDED ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR(S) WAS: THE DARK NIGHT, SNOW AND MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N891GM (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 19910126001099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910126001099A), Jan 26, 1991: Bolkms BK117B1 (N891GM), Sonestown, PA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Flew into trees on a mountainside at night in a snowshower and dense fog. Operations calls for VFR flight only.

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