N9184F
Six-Chuter AMERICAN SPIRIT · built 2001
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows 2 earlier aircraft with this mark, the last sale reported, registration cancelled on July 9, 2003.
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.
Safety history
- April 7, 2002Accident
The engine failure due to oil starvation as a result of the fatigue fracture of the number 6 piston. Additional factors were the unsuitable terrain for landing encountered by the pilot, and the inadequate piston design by the manufacturer. Full accident record
Earlier aircraft with this registration
Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 2001 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N9184F.
- May 6, 1982Accident
WHILE MAKING A TURN AT THE END OF A SWATH RUN, THE PILOT HEARD A BANG AND THEN NOTICED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. HE ENTERED AN AUTOROTATIVE LANDING FROM A LOW ALTITUDE AT LOW AIRSPEED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD AND ROLLED OVER ON ITS RIGHT SIDE. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE SPUR ADAPTER GEARSHAFT HAD FAILED FROM FATIGUE.
- March 28, 1975Accident
Misjudged Distance And Altitude; Improper Operation Of Flight Controls. Factors: Simulated Conditions