# N346F: 1966 Fairchild Heli-Porter PILATUS PC6/B1-H2, registration cancelled 2024-12-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 21, 2024
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [Fairchild Heli-Porter PILATUS PC6/B1-H2](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-heli-porter-pilatus-pc6-b1-h2) (registry code 3375011)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (registry code 52043)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E4EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2001
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 26, 1973
- Last registry action: September 16, 2023
- Mode S code: A3D415
- Location: [Davis, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Davis)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5541° N, 121.7985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95616, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N346F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=346F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N346F-2024-12-21

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Fairchild Heli-Porter PILATUS PC6/B1-H2: https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-heli-porter-pilatus-pc6-b1-h2.md

## NTSB investigations (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 CHI05LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA130), May 26, 2005: Pilatus PC-6 (N346F), Sturtevant, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the jump plane pilot to maintain clearance from the parachutist descent area/drop zone until assured that all jumpers had landed, and the parachutist's failure to maintain an adequate…
- [NTSB ANC76DAA61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAA61), Aug 29, 1976: Pilatus PC6BH2 (N346F), Wainwright, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 20050526034049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050526034049A), May 26, 2005: Pilats PC6B1H2 (N346F), Sturtevant, WI, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 26, 2005 at approximately 1511CDT N346F hit a skydiver as the aircraft was attempting a landing at Sylvania Airport, Sturtevant WI. The pilot lost…
- [Incident 20010303007049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010303007049I), Mar 3, 2001: Pilats PC6B1H2 (N346F), Maricopa, AZ. (-23)Jump was deceased's first skyboard jump. Jump altitude was approximately 14,000' AGL, approximately 15270' MSL. The jump plane was a Pilatus turbine…
- [Incident 19890210026659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890210026659I), Feb 10, 1989: Frchld FH227B (N346F), Deland, FL, 1 fatal. Chutist donned chute rig very quickly. Twisted belly band. Result pilot chute in tow. Never pulled emergency handle
- [Accident 19760829041109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760829041109A), Aug 29, 1976: Pilats PC6B1H2 (N346F), Wainwright, AK, Substantial damage

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