# Piasecki HELI-STAT 97-34J

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 6988140
- Manufacturer (registry): PIASECKI AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
- Model: HELI-STAT 97-34J
- Aircraft type: Blimp/Dirigible
- Category: Airship
- Engines: 4 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 8
- Weight class: 20,000 lb and over
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/piasecki-heli-stat-97-34j

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## 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 NYC86FHD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FHD01), Jul 2, 1986: Piasecki Acft. Helistat 97-34J (N1897Z), Lakehurst, NJ, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19860701059499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860701059499A), Jul 1, 1986: Piasex 9734J (N1897Z), Lakehurst, NJ, Destroyed. Excessive vibrations throughout structure on ground roll. Aircraft separated structure, impacted ground, burned.

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