# N9043N: 1957 Sikorsky S-58B, registration cancelled 2014-10-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 28, 2014
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Sikorsky S-58B](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58b) (registry code 8141804)
- Engine: [Wright R-1820 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (registry code 67020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1H11](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1H11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 143957
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 27, 2001
- Certificate issued: June 26, 2009
- Last registry action: January 5, 2012
- Mode S code: AC80D6
- Owner when cancelled: [Versatile Investments Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VERSATILE%20INVESTMENTS%20LTD)
- Location: [Brewster, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Brewster)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 48.1315° N, 119.8060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98812, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9043N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9043N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9043N-2014-10-28

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-58B: https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58b.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 WPR12LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA292), Jun 24, 2012: Sikorsky S-58B (N9043N), Brewster, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight fire during hover for reasons that could not be determined due to the extent of fire damage that subsequently consumed the structure.

## 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 20120624011489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120624011489A), Jun 24, 2012: Sikorsky S-58B (N9043N), Brewster, WA, Destroyed. Pilot had just picked helicopter up to a hover when he noticed the tach reading zero, the engine starting to run rough, and the manifold pressure gauge reading…

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