# N5197W: 1958 Kaman HH-43 B/F, registration cancelled 2018-02-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 8, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Kaman HH-43 B/F](https://openairdocs.org/model/kaman-hh-43-b-f) (registry code 4800705)
- Engine: [Lycoming T-53 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (registry code 41549)
- Serial number: 59-1564
- Year built: 1958
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, other
- Airworthiness date: January 21, 1989
- Certificate issued: July 31, 2002
- Last registry action: April 6, 2012
- Mode S code: A68640
- Owners when cancelled: [Jorgenson Gary W DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JORGENSON%20GARY%20W%20DBA), [Horizon Helicopters](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HORIZON%20HELICOPTERS)
- 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/N5197W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5197W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5197W-2018-02-08

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 (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 ATL94LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA035), Dec 29, 1993: Kaman HH-43B/F (N5197W), Mobile, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN INADEQUATE MAJOR REPAIR BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WHO FAILED TO INSTALL THE COTTER PIN WHICH SECURED THE RETAINING NUT OF THE RIGHT MAIN ROTOR HUB TEETER PIN.

## 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 19931229047439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931229047439A), Dec 29, 1993: Kaman HH43BF (N5197W), Mobile, AL, Substantial damage. Partial loss rotor control. Dropped logs. Autorotated to hard landing. Cotter pin teeter pin retention nut absent.

## Other aircraft with N5197W

- [Cancelled 1985-03-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5197W-1985-03-27): Piper PA-28, S/N 28232. Owner: [Baughman J Pat & Isabell James A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAUGHMAN%20J%20PAT%20%26%20ISABELL%20JAMES%20A), [Cedar Park, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Cedar%20Park)

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.