# N55714: Timber Choppers KAMAN HH-43B/F, registration cancelled 2013-06-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 12, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Timber Choppers KAMAN HH-43B/F](https://openairdocs.org/model/timber-choppers-kaman-hh-43b-f) (registry code 8940101)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 154/62-4528
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: None
- Certificate issued: October 20, 1999
- Last registry action: October 21, 2008
- Mode S code: A71C04
- Owner when cancelled: [Jorgenson Gary N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JORGENSON%20GARY%20N)
- 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/N55714
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55714
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55714-2013-06-12

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Timber Choppers KAMAN HH-43B/F: https://openairdocs.org/model/timber-choppers-kaman-hh-43b-f.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 SEA01LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA173), Sep 25, 2001: Kaman HH-43 (N55714), Bonners Ferry, ID, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout which lead to his failure to maintain clearance from the nearby trees while in a high-hover. Factors include mountainous/hilly terrain, and tall trees in the…
- [NTSB ATL92LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA007), Oct 14, 1991: Kaman HH-43B/F (N55714), Mt. Vernon, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF A SUITABLE LANDING SITE.
- [NTSB SEA88LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA123), Jul 5, 1988: Kaman HH43 (N55714), Joseph, OR, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20010925027129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010925027129A), Sep 25, 2001: N55714, Bonnersferry, ID, No damage. (-23) The pilot was conducting a part 133 heli-logging operation using a 175' foot long to lift logs. As stated by the witnesses on the ground, the load was…
- [Accident 19911014046499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911014046499A), Oct 14, 1991: Kaman HH43BFCHOPER (N55714), Mt Vernon, AL, Substantial damage. Reported uncommanded power reduction to flight idle. Forced landed in lake. No cause for reported problem found.
- [Accident 19880705025639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880705025639A), Jul 5, 1988: Kaman HH43BFCHOPER (N55714), Joseph, OR, Destroyed. Main rotors struck a tree while long line was being hooked to a log. Helicopter fell to the ground.

## Other aircraft with N55714

- [Cancelled 1973-07-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55714-1973-07-23): Piper PA-28R-200, S/N 28R-7335272. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Aero Export International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20EXPORT%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC), [Ft Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ft%20Lauderdale)

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