# N5840T: 1982 Westland Helicopters WG30, registration cancelled 2018-01-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 25, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Westland Helicopters WG30](https://openairdocs.org/model/westland-helicopters-wg30) (registry code 9650160)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 006
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: August 25, 1983
- Certificate issued: October 26, 1983
- Last registry action: September 9, 1989
- Mode S code: A7872E
- Owner when cancelled: [Airspur Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRSPUR%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Huntington Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Huntington%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6790° N, 118.0130° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92648, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5840T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5840T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5840T-2018-01-25

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 Westland Helicopters WG30: https://openairdocs.org/model/westland-helicopters-wg30.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 LAX85IA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85IA040), Nov 5, 1984: Westland Helicopters WG30 (N5840T), Santa Ana, CA, incident, no damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 19841104070609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841104070609I), Nov 4, 1984: Westld WESTLAND30 (N5840T), Santa Ana, CA. Unable to stop cyclic from motoring forward. Returned to land. Pitch down relay FB10 leach PNM4004A spring broke.
- [Incident 19830802042629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830802042629I), Aug 2, 1983: Westld WESTLAND30 (N5840T), Fullerton, CA. ATC reported right gear dropped lower than left gear. Found outboard bearing failed. Wheel slipped off axle.

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