# N4524: 1978 Kaman HH-43 B/F, registration cancelled 1983-06-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 29, 1983
- Exported to: Honduras
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Kaman HH-43 B/F](https://openairdocs.org/model/kaman-hh-43-b-f) (registry code 4800705)
- Serial number: 150
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: October 10, 1978
- Mode S code: A57C6E
- Owner when cancelled: [Lederhos Donald A Et Al](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEDERHOS%20DONALD%20A%20ET%20AL)
- Location: [Bonners Ferry, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Bonners%20Ferry)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4524
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4524
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4524-1983-06-29

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.

ADs and bulletins for the Kaman HH-43 B/F: https://openairdocs.org/model/kaman-hh-43-b-f.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 SEA82FYK08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FYK08), Feb 22, 1982: Kaman HH-43F (N4524), Sutherlin, OR, destroyed
- [NTSB SEA79FT123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FT123), Aug 24, 1979: Kaman HH-43F (N4524), Hamilton, MT, destroyed

## 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.

- [Accident 19820222004969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820222004969A), Feb 22, 1982: Kaman HH43FCHOPER (N4524), Sutherlin, OR, Substantial damage. Rotor blade failed during external load logging operation. Crash occurred as helicopter was hovering after drop.
- [Accident 19790824027569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790824027569A), Aug 24, 1979: Kaman HH43FCHOPER (N4524), Hamilton, MT, Destroyed. Engine failed. The shaft, turbine, p/n 1-100-620-01 had fractured.

## Other aircraft with N4524

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4524): Aeronca/Vaughn 11CC, S/N 11CC237A
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4524-undated): Charles Dycer DYCER SPORT, S/N 101. Owner: [Roger L Mccreery](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROGER%20L%20MCCREERY), [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)

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