# N57996: 1960 Kaman HH-43F, registration cancelled 2014-10-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 29, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 75
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Restricted, other
- Airworthiness date: September 14, 1981
- Certificate issued: February 21, 1984
- Last registry action: March 7, 1987
- Mode S code: A7738A
- Owner when cancelled: [Shield Frances R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHIELD%20FRANCES%20R)
- Location: [Richmond, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Richmond)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.5879° N, 77.5702° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23229, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57996
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=57996
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57996-2014-10-29

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 MIA83FA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA183), Jul 14, 1983: Kaman H-43B (N57996), Near Clermont, FL, destroyed

## 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 19830714031459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830714031459A), Jul 14, 1983: Kaman HH43FCHOPPER (N57996), Clermont, FL, Destroyed. Report indicates main rotor transmission section separated while in hover flight. Cause of separation not defined.

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