# N70709: 1958 Sikorsky H-34J, registration cancelled 2014-11-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 13, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Sikorsky H-34J](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-h-34j) (registry code 8141813)
- Engine: [Wright R-1820 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (registry code 67020)
- Serial number: 145693
- Year built: 1958
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, forest, other, aerial surveying, patrolling, aerial advertising
- Airworthiness date: October 4, 1977
- Certificate issued: December 16, 1983
- Last registry action: November 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A97109
- Owner when cancelled: [Eakin John J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EAKIN%20JOHN%20J)
- Location: [Helotes, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Helotes)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.6216° N, 98.7564° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78023, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70709
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=70709
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70709-2014-11-13

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 Sikorsky H-34J: https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-h-34j.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 FTW84LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA136), Feb 13, 1984: Sikorsky S-58E (N70709), Morgan City, LA, substantial damage

## 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 19840213003279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840213003279A), Feb 13, 1984: Skrsky S58E (N70709), Morgan City, LA, Substantial damage. Lost tail rotor drive at hover. Hit trees on autorotation. Tail rotor pinion gear failed. Illegal logging operation

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