# N974BW: 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 31, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=974BW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N974BW

## Aircraft that carried N974BW

- [Cancelled 2013-10-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N974BW-2013-10-31): MD Helicopters 369FF, S/N 0139FF, built 2000. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Aviation Worldwide Services LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIATION%20WORLDWIDE%20SERVICES%20LLC), [Moyock, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Moyock)

## NTSB investigations on N974BW (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 ERA09FA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA419), Jul 17, 2009: MD Helicopter 530 (369FF) (N974BW), Camp Butler, Iraq, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain terrain clearance during a low-level course reversal.

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