N1604L is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 13, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E cancelled September 13, 2013
- Serial number
- 0266E
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- November 22, 1989
- Last FAA action
- January 9, 2002
- Last owner
- Roth John M (Co-owned)
Santa Rosa, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Lockheed Aircraft Intl 402-2 cancelled July 12, 1974
- Serial number
- 1019
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- July 20, 1962
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Lockheed Aircraft CORP (Corporation)
Burbank, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N1604L
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mcdonnell Douglas 369E · serial 0266E
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT ALLOWING THE MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT TO BE EXCEEDED, AND THE TAILWIND.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site