N3889S
Smith Bob W ZODIAC 601XL · built 2009
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last exported to South Africa on January 9, 1964.
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Safety history
No recorded accidents or incidents for this aircraft in FlightFinder’s database.
Earlier aircraft with this registration
Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 2009 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N3889S.
- November 7, 1986Accident
WHILE ON TAKEOFF FROM A HOSPITAL ROOF TOP HELIPAD ON AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE FLT, A SYNCHRONIZED ELEVATOR COVER BLEW OFF AND STRUCK THE TAIL ROTOR. THIS RESULTED IN AN INFLIGHT SEPARATION OF ONE TAIL ROTOR BLADE AND A LOSS OF ANTI-TORQUE CONTROL. THE PLT EXECUTED AN AUTOROTATION IN THE URBAN AREA WITH NO SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR AN EMERGENCY FORCED LANDING.