N559D is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Kaman HH-43F built in 1962. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 16, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Kaman HH-43F cancelled May 16, 2013
- Serial number
- 62-4514
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1962
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- October 30, 2001
- Last FAA action
- December 18, 2007
- Last owner
- Jorgenson Gary N (Individual)
Ovando, MT - Airworthiness
- Restricted · Other
NTSB accident and incident record under N559D
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Kaman HH-43F · serial 62-4514
The failure of the left-hand cross-shaft input internal spline while the helicopter was in a hover, which resulted in the loss of gear box timing, in-flight blade contact and separation, and the subsequent loss of control and impact with a log deck.
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