# N874: 1956 Sikorsky S-55, registration cancelled 2013-03-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 11, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Sikorsky S-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-55) (registry code 8141602)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1H4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1H4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 551004
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 3, 1972
- Last registry action: March 15, 1984
- Mode S code: AC0531
- Location: [Clovis, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Clovis)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.8148° N, 119.7119° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93612, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N874
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=874
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N874-2013-03-11

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 S-55: https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-55.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 LAX81FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA093), May 29, 1981: Sikorsky S-55 (N874), Beaumont, CA, destroyed, 6 fatal
- [NTSB ANC66A0052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66A0052), Jun 29, 1966: Sikorsky S55 (N874), Kenai, AK, 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 19810529030949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810529030949A), May 29, 1981: Skrsky S55 (N874), Banning, CA, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Struck top of hill obscured by night and fog. Not IFR helicopter rated. Failed to check weather. Had drunk alcohol.

## Other aircraft with N874

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N874): Bell UH-1H, S/N 65-12874, built 1965
- [Cancelled 1931-06-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N874-1931-06-08): Stinson SB-1, S/N 3, built 1926. Owner: [Northwest Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHWEST%20AIRWAYS%20INC), [St Paul, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/St%20Paul)

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