# N70415: Johnston Douglas S SAFARI, registration cancelled 2017-09-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 18, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Johnston Douglas S SAFARI](https://openairdocs.org/model/johnston-douglas-s-safari) (registry code 05615GU)
- Serial number: 0442N
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Kit: Canadian Home Rotors Inc SAFARI HELICOPTER
- Certificate issued: April 10, 2003
- Last registry action: January 18, 2011
- Mode S code: A96603
- Owner when cancelled: [Johnston Douglas S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSTON%20DOUGLAS%20S)
- Location: [La Fargeville, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/La%20Fargeville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.1934° N, 75.9548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 13656, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70415
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=70415
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70415-2017-09-18

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 Johnston Douglas S SAFARI: https://openairdocs.org/model/johnston-douglas-s-safari.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 ERA12LA541](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA541), Sep 1, 2012: Johnston Douglas S Safari (N70415), McVeytown, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's lack of proficiency and certification, which resulted in his failure to enter an autorotation when the engine lost power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate fuel…

## 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 20120901018989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120901018989A), Sep 1, 2012: Johnston Douglas S SAFARI (N70415), Mcveytown, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft was manuvering at approximately 200 feet AGL out of ground effect hover flight over gently sloping terrain and then descended in near vertical path to…

## Other aircraft with N70415

- [Cancelled 2000-10-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70415-2000-10-17): MD Helicopters 600N, S/N RN055. Exported to China. Owner: [Md Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MD%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)
- [Cancelled 1997-09-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70415-1997-09-03): Boeing 727-277, S/N 22643. Exported to Belgium. Owner: [First Security Bank Na Owner Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIRST%20SECURITY%20BANK%20NA%20OWNER%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

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