# N917JS: 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 14, 1991
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=917JS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N917JS

## Aircraft that carried N917JS

- [Cancelled 1991-11-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N917JS-1991-11-14): Schweizer 269C, S/N S1355. Exported to New Zealand. Owner: [Xcell Aero Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/XCELL%20AERO%20INC), [Erie, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Erie)

## NTSB investigations on N917JS (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 LAX90LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA246), Jul 7, 1990: Schweizer 300C (N917JS), San Jose, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS HIS INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N917JS (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 19900707024999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900707024999A), Jul 7, 1990: Hughes 269C (N917JS), San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. Lifted to a hover in strong crosswind. Dug a skid in soft ground drifting sideways and rolled over.

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