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N8617B

Cancelled 2013
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Deregistered aircraft · 1981 Enstrom F-28F · Lycoming HIO-360 series

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Cancelled
April 26, 2013
Status when cancelled
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Serial number
700
Year built
1981
Type
Rotorcraft
Engine
Reciprocating
Airworthiness
Standard, normal
Airworthiness date
April 18, 1981
Certificate issued
September 2, 1986
Last registry action
October 20, 1992
Mode S code
ABD5DD
Owner when cancelled
Spectrum Helicopters Inc
Location
Ridgefield Park, NJ
Owner type
Corporation
Airframe modelEnstrom F-28FTCDS H1CE · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered nowEngine modelLycoming HIO-360 seriesTCDS 1E10 · Reciprocating

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.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N8617B and the event date: after November 18, 1957, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.

NTSB NYC87MA024Accident · 1 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportManhattan, NYThe aircraft was contracted by nbc to make daily highway traffic observations in the new york city area. The pilot and passenger, an nbc radio traffic reporter, were flying in a northerly direction along Manhattan's west side at an altitude of about 75 feet.…Oct 22, 1986 · Destroyed

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N8617B and the event date: after November 18, 1957, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.

Accident 19861022087409AUnauth Low Level Opns · Manhattan, NYLost main rotor drive flying at low altitude. Crashed into a fence and river. Incorrect sprague clutch installed.Oct 22, 1986 · Destroyed · 1 fatal

Other aircraft with N8617B · 1

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. No aircraft carries N8617B now.

1957Cessna 172 · S/N 36317Cancelled Nov 18, 1957 · Cessna Aircraft Co, Wichita, KS