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N3893S

Cancelled 2003
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Deregistered aircraft · 1981 Bell 412 · Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3

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Cancelled
July 14, 2003
Status when cancelled
Triennial form not returned
Serial number
33022
Year built
1981
Type
Rotorcraft
Engine
Turbo-shaft
Airworthiness
Standard, transport
Airworthiness date
June 12, 1981
Certificate issued
October 26, 1994
Last registry action
November 14, 2000
Mode S code
A47F8B
Owner when cancelled
Petroleum Helicopters Inc
Location
Lafayette, LA
Owner type
Corporation
Airframe modelBell 412TCDS H4SW · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered nowEngine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3TCDS E22EA · Turbo-shaft

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners’ street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N3893S and the event date: after January 27, 1964, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.

NTSB FTW99LA162Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEugene Is. 313The separation of a section of the tail rotor blade, and subsequent separation of the tail rotor system, as a result of fatigue cracking due to corrosion in the tail rotor blade spar.Jun 9, 1999 · Substantial damage

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N3893S and the event date: after January 27, 1964, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.

Accident 19990609045549APatterson, LA(-23)The tail rotor and tail rotor assembly separated from the aircraft during flight over the gulf of Mexico after a tail rotor blade failed. The flight crew executed a successful autorotation and landed on the water with the aircraft's emergency floats…Jun 9, 1999 · No damage

Service difficulty reports · 95

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

SDR HEEA065182Computer · malfunctionedAFCS ACTUATORS SLOW TO TRIM AND RE-CENTER.Nov 15, 1999 · N3893S · Bell 412 · Autopilot ComputerSDR HEEA065181Indicator · fluctuatingTORQUE INDICATOR FLUCTUATING.Nov 15, 1999 · N3893S · Bell 412 · Engine BMEP/Torque IndicatingSDR HEEA065087Pump · failedPUMP HAD LOW PRESSURE.Nov 11, 1999 · N3893S · Bell 412 · Fuel Boost Pump
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Other aircraft with N3893S · 1

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. No aircraft carries N3893S now.

1964Cessna 172E · S/N 17251093Cancelled Jan 27, 1964 · Exported to Canada · Cessna Aircraft Co, Wichita, KS