# N89LA: 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: November 25, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=89LA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89LA

## Aircraft that carried N89LA

- [Cancelled 2020-11-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89LA-2020-11-25): Robinson Helicopter R44 II, S/N 10984, built 2005. Owner: [Mills County Choppers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLS%20COUNTY%20CHOPPERS%20INC), [Red Oak, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Red%20Oak)

## NTSB investigations on N89LA (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 CEN20LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA330), Aug 8, 2020: Robinson R44 (N89LA), Logan, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the lower actuator bearing support brackets, which resulted in the misalignment of the clutch actuator, a loss of belt tension on the main rotor drive system, and a subsequent forced…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N89LA (2)

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 20200808016139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200808016139A), Aug 8, 2020: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II (N89LA), Logan, IA, Destroyed. Pilot noticed engine and rotor RPM issues associated with a "popping" noise. Helicopter entered power on decent, pilot flared and impacted the ground hard,…
- [Incident 20120809016909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120809016909I), Aug 9, 2012: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II (N89LA), Lake City, AR, Minor damage. On August 9, 2012, at approximately 1130 CST, a Robinson R44, N89LA, registered to ag rotarie inc, collided with a guidewire and autorotated in to a cotton…

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