# N9287U: 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: October 7, 2023
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9287U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9287U

## Aircraft that carried N9287U

- [Cancelled 2023-10-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9287U-2023-10-07): Bell OH-58A, S/N 71-20428, built 1971. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Royse City, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Royse%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N9287U (2)

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 WPR22LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA140), Apr 1, 2022: Bell OH-58A (N9287U), Merced, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to see and avoid wires while conducting an aerial application flight, which resulted in a wire strike and ground impact.
- [NTSB CHI79FEC43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEC43), Aug 7, 1979: Cessna 150M (N9287U), New Hudson, MI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9287U (3)

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 20220401001759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220401001759A), Apr 1, 2022: Bell OH-58A (N9287U), Merced, CA, Destroyed. Helicopter struck power line during an ag dispersal flight. One wire was cut, but second wire miss the wire cutter causing the helicopter to crash and was…
- [Incident 19800612054109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800612054109I), Jun 12, 1980: Cessna 150M (N9287U), Ann Arbor, MI. Student pilot got lost and ran out of fuel. Safe landing made in field.
- [Accident 19790807023439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790807023439A), Aug 7, 1979: Cessna 150B (N9287U), New Hudson, MI, Substantial damage. Student pilot allowed acft to drift off runway at lift off. Hit ditch adjacent to runway

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