N3893S is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell 412 built in 1981. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 14, 2003. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Bell 412 cancelled July 14, 2003
- Serial number
- 33022
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1981
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- October 26, 1994
- Last FAA action
- November 14, 2000
- Last owner
- Petroleum Helicopters INC (Corporation)
Lafayette, LA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
Cessna 172E cancelled January 27, 1964
- Serial number
- 17251093
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Cessna Aircraft CO (Corporation)
Wichita, KS - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N3893S
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 412 · serial 33022
The separation of a section of the tail rotor blade, and subsequent separation of the tail rotor system, as a result of fatigue cracking due to corrosion in the tail rotor blade spar.
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