# N500XL: Sikorsky HH-3F, registration cancelled 2005-04-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 18, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Sikorsky HH-3F](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-hh-3f) (registry code 8142001)
- Engine: [GE T58 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-t58-series) (registry code 30008)
- Serial number: 1472
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: March 26, 1999
- Certificate issued: March 24, 1999
- Last registry action: March 15, 2005
- Mode S code: A63C08
- Owner when cancelled: [Cinema Aircraft Restoration LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CINEMA%20AIRCRAFT%20RESTORATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.1712° N, 115.2093° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89107, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500XL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=500XL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500XL-2005-04-18

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Sikorsky HH-3F: https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-hh-3f.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 LAX00LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA220), Jun 10, 2000: Sikorsky HH-3F (N500XL), Wellington, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's encounter with a wind shear while maneuvering at low altitude in mountainous terrain, which resulted in a high descent rate and inadvertent entry into a power settling condition.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 20000610011879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000610011879A), Jun 10, 2000: Skrsky HH3F (N500XL), Wellington, NV, No damage. (-23) Helicopter N500XL, departed minden, NV (mev) enroute to ontario, CA via bishop, CA. Pilot stated that he was flying about 2000 ft. AGL when he…

## Other aircraft with N500XL

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500XL): Cessna 560XL, S/N 560-5335, built 2003

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