# N7143K: Bentley Richard F MONGOOSE A, registration cancelled 2011-05-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 18, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Assigned (non-type certificated), pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bentley Richard F MONGOOSE A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bentley-richard-f-mongoose-a) (registry code 13015GS)
- Serial number: 1
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Last registry action: May 18, 1990
- Mode S code: A98DB4
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7143K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7143K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7143K-2011-05-18

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 Bentley Richard F MONGOOSE A: https://openairdocs.org/model/bentley-richard-f-mongoose-a.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 LAX92LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA006), Oct 5, 1991: Bentley Mongoose A (N7143K), Boulder City, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF AN INADEQUATE TAKEOFF AREA WHICH WAS TOO SHORT FOR THE PREVAILING CONDITIONS.

## 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 19911005044919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911005044919A), Oct 5, 1991: Amtr MONGOOSE A (N7143K), Boulder City, NV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Unrated private pilot crashed experimental gyrocopter attempting takeoff from dry lake bed.

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