N43313 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell 407. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 7, 1998 when the aircraft was exported to Argentina. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
Bell 407 cancelled May 7, 1998
- Serial number
- 53238
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Argentina
- Certificate issued
- January 27, 1998
- Last FAA action
- January 27, 1998
- Last owner
- Bell Helicopter Textron INC (Corporation)
Fort Worth, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
Piper PA-28-151 cancelled March 3, 1993
- Serial number
- 287415466
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- January 21, 1993
- Last FAA action
- January 22, 1993
- Last owner
- Benson Paul David (Individual)
Eureka, MO - Airworthiness
- None on file
Taylorcraft BC12-D cancelled October 11, 1967
- Serial number
- 6972
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1946
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 19, 1966
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Ostlind Catharine C (Individual)
Madison, WI - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N43313
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-151 · serial 28-7415466
THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION, HIS LACK OF EXPEREINCE, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ENCOUNTER WITH INSTRUMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING AN ATTEMPTED VISUAL FLIGHT, AND HIS SUBSEQUENT SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS WERE THE DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS, CLOUDS, AND THE PILOT'S GEOGRAPHICAL DISORIENTATION.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-151 · serial 28-7415456
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY JUDGE THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN HIS AIRPLANE AND A PARKED VEHICLE.
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