# N559D: 1962 Kaman HH-43F, registration cancelled 2013-05-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 16, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Kaman HH-43F](https://openairdocs.org/model/kaman-hh-43f) (registry code 4800708)
- Engine: [Lycoming T-53 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (registry code 41549)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1NW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1NW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 62-4514
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, other
- Airworthiness date: November 29, 1989
- Certificate issued: October 30, 2001
- Last registry action: December 18, 2007
- Mode S code: A72125
- 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/N559D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=559D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N559D-2013-05-16

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 SEA06LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA162), Aug 18, 2006: Kaman HH-43F (N559D), Metaline Falls, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the left-hand cross-shaft input internal spline while the helicopter was in a hover, which resulted in the loss of gear box timing, in-flight blade contact and separation, and the…

## 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 20060818017679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060818017679A), Aug 18, 2006: Kaman HH43F (N559D), Sullivan Lake, WA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) On 08-18-2006, while engaged in logging operations this helicopter and pilot crashed from an altitude of approximately 150 feet onto the log decking…

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