# N90885: 1955 Sikorsky CH-19D, registration cancelled 2014-11-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 24, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Sikorsky CH-19D](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-ch-19d) (registry code 8141615)
- Serial number: 55-3185
- Year built: 1955
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: January 26, 1981
- Last registry action: December 11, 2001
- Mode S code: AC9072
- Owner when cancelled: [Cordoba Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CORDOBA%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Hightstown, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Hightstown)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.2558° N, 74.5399° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 08520, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90885
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=90885
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90885-2014-11-24

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 CH-19D: https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-ch-19d.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 NYC85FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA092), Apr 1, 1985: Sikorsky S-55B (N90885), Port Elizabeth, NJ, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI78FEC50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEC50), Sep 2, 1978: Sikorsky S55B (N90885), Pontiac, MI, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19850401010029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850401010029A), Apr 1, 1985: Orlhel CH19SKRSKY (N90885), Port Elizabeth, NJ, Substantial damage. Landed hard and fell on side after a malfunction in the rotor clutch. External load operation in progress.
- [Accident 19780902023729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780902023729A), Sep 2, 1978: Orlhel H19ASKRSKY (N90885), Pontiac, MI, Destroyed. Input shaft,p/n S12-35-6072,no teeth remained. Struck roof top mon during emergcy lndg.

## Other aircraft with N90885

- [Cancelled 1966-02-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90885-1966-02-25): Douglas DC-6, S/N 43109. Exported to Guatemala. Owner: [La Jolla Associates Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LA%20JOLLA%20ASSOCIATES%20INC)

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