# N321WN: 1959 Kaman HH-43F, registration cancelled 2012-05-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 24, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [Kaman HH-43F](https://openairdocs.org/model/kaman-hh-43f) (registry code 4800708)
- Engine: [Lycoming T-53 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (registry code 41587)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1NW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1NW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 25
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Restricted, other
- Airworthiness date: March 18, 1986
- Last registry action: June 20, 2002
- Mode S code: A37408
- Location: [Ovando, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Ovando)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.2755° N, 113.2341° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59854, within about 16 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N321WN
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=321WN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N321WN-2012-05-24

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Kaman HH-43F: https://openairdocs.org/model/kaman-hh-43f.md

## NTSB investigations (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 LAX95LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA075), Jan 10, 1995: Kaman HH43 (N321WN), Glendale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout to avoid a collision with a tree during an aerial application swath run.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 19960907033529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960907033529I), Sep 7, 1996: Kaman HH43F (N321WN), Goodyear, AZ, Minor damage. Narrative: on September 7, 1996, N321WN struck some power lines during agricultural application operations. The pilot stated that "as he was executing a…
- [Accident 19950109001209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950109001209A), Jan 9, 1995: Kaman HH43F (N321WN), Glendale, AZ, Substantial damage. Rotors struck dead tree branches on last low pass to spray field edges. Damaged rotor blade. Vibration damage.

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