N74693 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 8, 2005 when the aircraft was exported to Italy. The last status on file was "valid, assigned to the manufacturer under its dealer certificate". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA cancelled August 8, 2005
- Serial number
- 3911
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid, assigned to the manufacturer under its dealer certificate
- Exported to
- Italy
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- July 26, 2005
- Last owner
- Robinson Helicopter Company (Corporation)
Torrance, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B cancelled June 30, 1997
- Serial number
- AA5B0352
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- March 18, 1994
- Last FAA action
- March 19, 1997
- Last owner
- Blountstown Aviation (Partnership)
Blountstown, FL - Airworthiness
- None on file
Consolidated Vultee PBY-5A cancelled April 29, 1949
- Serial number
- 482
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Netherlands
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Aero CORP (Corporation)
Atlanta, GA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N74693
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Grumman American AA-5B · serial AA5B-0352
SPATIAL DISORIENTATION EXPERIENCED BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL. FACTORS WERE THE CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION (DARK NIGHT LIGHTING CONDITIONS, HIGH CLOUD COVER, THUNDERSTORMS), AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF NIGHT FLYING EXPERIENCE.
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