N8228R is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Beaver Thomas R FERGUSON F II. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 17, 2000. The last status on file was "second attempt to mail the triennial form, no response". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Beaver Thomas R FERGUSON F II cancelled August 17, 2000
- Serial number
- 017
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Second attempt to mail the triennial form, no response
- Certificate issued
- January 10, 1996
- Last FAA action
- February 17, 1999
- Last owner
- Beaver Thomas R (Individual)
Benton City, WA - Airworthiness
- None on file
Bell 212 cancelled April 25, 1991
- Serial number
- 30785
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- August 10, 1989
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Msi Helicopters INC (Corporation)
Albuquerque, NM - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N8228R
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beaver FERGUSON F-II · serial 017
The pilot's failure to approach the strip with adequate airspeed for the conditions (resulting in a stall/mush situation), and his failure to maintain adequate altitude and/or clearance above a power line on the approach path. Factors included crosswind conditions, terrain-induced turbulence, and the power line.
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