N896W is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell UH-1B built in 1963. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 19, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Bell UH-1B cancelled June 19, 2017
- Serial number
- 62-4576
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1963
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- August 15, 2007
- Last FAA action
- August 15, 2007
- Last owner
- Pacific Aeromotive CORP (Corporation)
Erie, CO - Airworthiness
- Restricted · Agriculture and pest control; Forest
Sikorsky S-39-B cancelled February 24, 1936
- Serial number
- 906
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 28, 1935
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Young George W (Individual)
Minneapolis, MN - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N896W
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Southern Aero UH-1B · serial 62-4576
A fatigue fracture in the main rotor mast, which resulted in an in flight separation of the main rotor from the helicopter. Contributing to the accident was insufficient Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness standards and requirements for the aircraft.
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