# N896W: 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: June 19, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=896W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N896W

## Aircraft that carried N896W

- [Cancelled 2017-06-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N896W-2017-06-19): Bell UH-1B, S/N 62-4576, built 1963. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Pacific Aeromotive Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PACIFIC%20AEROMOTIVE%20CORP), [Erie, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Erie)
- [Cancelled 1936-02-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N896W-1936-02-24): Sikorsky S-39-B, S/N 906. Owner: [Young George W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YOUNG%20GEORGE%20W), [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)

## NTSB investigations on N896W (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 SEA97FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97FA196), Aug 27, 1997: Southern Aero UH-1B (N896W), Skykomish, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A fatigue fracture in the main rotor mast, which resulted in an in flight separation of the main rotor from the helicopter. Contributing to the accident was insufficient Federal Aviation…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N896W (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 19970827024179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970827024179A), Aug 27, 1997: Bell UH1B (N896W), Skykomish, WA, No damage, 1 fatal. Helicopter crashed during logging operation.

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