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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N889HC

N889HC is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Chappell Harold R Jr RATSREPUS. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 24, 1992. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Chappell Harold R Jr RATSREPUS cancelled April 24, 1992

Serial number
2
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
June 13, 1988
Last FAA action
December 21, 1991
Last owner
Chappell Harold R JR (Individual)
Ortonville, MI
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N889HC

CHI88DEC02Accident on May 25, 1988 at Pontiac, MI: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Chappel RATSREPUS 300 · serial 2

DESTRUCTIVE WING/AILERON FLUTTER IS SUSPECTED, BUT NOT SUFFICIENTLY SUBSTANTIATED THROUGH RESEARCH AND CALCULATIONS TO BE CITED AS THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT.

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