# N846D: Kaman HH-43F, registration cancelled 1995-12-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 1, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Kaman HH-43F](https://openairdocs.org/model/kaman-hh-43f) (registry code 4800708)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1NW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1NW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 581846
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: August 7, 1992
- Last registry action: August 16, 1995
- Mode S code: AB966E
- Owners when cancelled: [Woody Robert T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOODY%20ROBERT%20T), [Woody Sharon M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOODY%20SHARON%20M)
- Location: [Summerville, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Summerville)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 45.5223° N, 118.0281° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97876, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N846D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=846D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N846D-1995-12-01

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 Kaman HH-43F: https://openairdocs.org/model/kaman-hh-43f.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 SEA93LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA105), May 12, 1993: Kaman HH-43F (N846D), Anatone, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE ROTOR TRANSMISSION DRIVE SYSTEM, RESULTING FROM THE IMPROPER CERTIFICATION/APPROVAL OF THE AIRCRAFT MODIFICATION BY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION.

## 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 19930512013379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930512013379A), May 12, 1993: Kaman HH43F (N846D), Anatone, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Main rotor drive shaft failed during external load lift. Rotor assembly separated. Load was 800 lbs over load limit

## Other aircraft with N846D

- [Cancelled 2020-07-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N846D-2020-07-27): Hughes 369HS, S/N 330461S, built 1973. Exported to Philippines. Owner: [Echo Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ECHO%20AIR%20INC), Port Vila

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