# N7391U: 1968 Fairchild Heli-Porter PILATUS PC6/B2-H2, registration cancelled 2018-03-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 16, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Fairchild Heli-Porter PILATUS PC6/B2-H2](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-heli-porter-pilatus-pc6-b2-h2) (registry code 3375012)
- Engine: [U/A Canada PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-series) (registry code 61508)
- Serial number: 2028
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 10, 1993
- Certificate issued: January 14, 2004
- Last registry action: November 1, 2013
- Mode S code: A9EF08
- Owner when cancelled: [Aire Express LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRE%20EXPRESS%20LLC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7391U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7391U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7391U-2018-03-16

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 Fairchild Heli-Porter PILATUS PC6/B2-H2: https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-heli-porter-pilatus-pc6-b2-h2.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR AE1](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AE1), Dec 10, 2004: STRUCTURE. FAILED. FAILURE OF ELEVATOR ATTACH POINT AND OR HARDWARE. ACTUAL CAUSE IS UNKNOWN BECAUSE THE ELEVATOR HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED FOR RECOVERY.

## 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 NYC05IA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05IA029), Dec 4, 2004: Fairchild-Heliporter Pilatus PC6/B2-H2 (N7391U), Cross Keys, NJ, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: A total failure of the left elevator attachment point for undetermined reasons.

## 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.

- [Incident 20050702021959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050702021959I), Jul 2, 2005: Pilats PC6B2H2 (N7391U), West Florence, OH, 1 fatal. (-23) On 7/2/05 N7391U departed richmond muni airport (rid), Indiana at about 1500 with skydivers aboard. The aircraft climbed to 12500 feet, proceeded to a…

## Other aircraft with N7391U

- [Cancelled 1978-05-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7391U-1978-05-24): Cessna 207A, S/N 20700434. Exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo. Owner: [Aviation Services International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIATION%20SERVICES%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)

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