# N53RH: Kaman HH-43F, registration cancelled 1998-11-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 16, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Kaman HH-43F](https://openairdocs.org/model/kaman-hh-43f) (registry code 4800708)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1NW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1NW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 591569
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: February 28, 1987
- Last registry action: August 20, 1997
- Mode S code: A6AF93
- Owner when cancelled: [Rogers Leasing](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROGERS%20LEASING)
- Location: [Clovis, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Clovis)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 36.8290° N, 119.6849° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clovis, CA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53RH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53RH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53RH-1998-11-16

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-43F: https://openairdocs.org/model/kaman-hh-43f.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 LAX91LA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA377), Aug 31, 1991: Kaman HH43 B/F (N53RH), Coleville, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ADEQUATELY CALCULATE THE HELICOPTER PERFORMANCE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A DELAY IN JETTISONING THE EXTERNAL LOAD; THE PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS ABILITIES;…

## 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 19910831037579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910831037579A), Aug 31, 1991: Kaman HH43FCHOPER (N53RH), Coleville, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. External load put helicopter 799LBS over gross. Lost control on liftoff. Rotors hit hillside. Altitude a factor.

## Other aircraft with N53RH

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53RH): Mooney M20J, S/N 24-0234, built 1977

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