N5793P is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Aerospatiale AS350BA built in 1982. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 8, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Aerospatiale AS350BA cancelled July 8, 2013
- Serial number
- 1476
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1982
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- September 7, 2001
- Last FAA action
- December 16, 2008
- Last owner
- Mountain Lifeflight (Partnership)
Susanville, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Piper PA-24-250 cancelled June 29, 1960
- Serial number
- 24-873
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- May 18, 1959
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Salem Flying Service INC (Corporation)
Salem, MO - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5793P
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Aerospatiale AS350BA · serial 1476
The pilot became spatially disoriented while maneuvering on a dark night, which resulted in a loss of helicopter control.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Aerospatiale AS-350D · serial 1476
FAILURE OF THE FAA FLIGHT EXAMINER (F/E) TO FOLLOW PROPER PROCEDURES CONCERNING THE AUTOROTATION, AND IMPROPER REMEDIAL ACTION BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: LACK OF INFORMATION IN THE FLIGHT MANUAL CONCERNING AUTOROTATIONS, THE FLIGHT EXAMINER'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE SOFT TERRAIN AND MOUND OF DIRT (DIRT BANK) IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.
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