# N972BW: 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: August 17, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=972BW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N972BW

## Aircraft that carried N972BW

- [Cancelled 2021-08-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N972BW-2021-08-17): Mcdonnell Douglas Heli 369FF, S/N 0105FF, built 1994. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [None, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/None)

## NTSB investigations on N972BW (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 WPR21LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA185), May 6, 2021: Mcdonnell Douglas Heli 369FF (N972BW), Palm Gardens, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain helicopter control during an encounter with a dust devil shortly after takeoff.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N972BW (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 20210506008169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210506008169A), May 6, 2021: Mcdonnell Douglas Heli Co 369FF (N972BW), CA, Destroyed. Shortly after takeoff encounter a dust devil from the right of the aircraft, lost lift, helicopter became incontrollable and experienced hard landing.

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