# N949FM: 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 28, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=949FM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N949FM

## Aircraft that carried N949FM

- [Cancelled 2014-10-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N949FM-2014-10-28): Bell 206A, S/N 87, built 1967. First renewal notice. Owner: [US Helicopter LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20HELICOPTER%20LLC), [Spokane, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Spokane)

## NTSB investigations on N949FM (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 WPR14FA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA310), Jul 23, 2014: Bell 206A (N949FM), Wenatchee, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper decent rate and path, which resulted in a hard landing and dynamic rollover. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment by a sedating medication.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N949FM (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 20140723013199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140723013199A), Jul 23, 2014: Bell 206A (N949FM), Wenatchee, WA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On 07/23/2014, approximately 14:14 p.m. PST. Helicopter N949MF a Bell 206A crashed in Wenatchee, WA under un-known circumstances. Pilot\fatal, passengers\none.

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