N79SP - Aircraft Aircraft Registration

B06T

Aircraft Description

Model Year

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Manufacturer

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Model

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Type Aircraft

Rotorcraft

ICAO Type Code

B06T206LT TwinRanger

Airworthiness Date

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Classification

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Type Registration

Unknown

Status

Valid Registration

Cert Issue Date

Invalid Date

Registered Owner

Name

WEST VIRGINIA STATE POLICE

Address

725 JEFFERSON RD

City

SOUTH CHARLESTON

State / Zip Code

West Virginia25309

Country

United States

Powerplant & Avionics

Engine Type

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Number of Engines

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Mode S Code (Oct)

52533512

Mode S Code (Hex)

AAB74A

NTSB Accident History (1)

Date	NTSB #	Damage	Highest Injury	Probable Cause
Apr 4, 1996	NYC96GA083	Destroyed	Fatal	the helicopter manufacturer's inadequate maintenance service bulletin inspection interval which failed to provide timely detection of preexisting fatigue cracks in the tail boom. Factors were: the manufacturer's failure to develop a modification of the failed area, and the failure of the FAA certification office to monitor and act upon the significant number of reports of tail boom cracking that were reported by industry.

Apr 4, 1996NYC96GA083

Destroyed

Fatal

the helicopter manufacturer's inadequate maintenance service bulletin inspection interval which failed to provide timely detection of preexisting fatigue cracks in the tail boom. Factors were: the manufacturer's failure to develop a modification of the failed area, and the failure of the FAA certification office to monitor and act upon the significant number of reports of tail boom cracking that were reported by industry.

Additional Details

Registration

N79SP

Serial Number

45540

Number of Engines

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Number of Seats

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Expiration Date

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Last Action Date

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Last Update Date

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Unique ID

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Data Source

Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov

Last updated: 2026-05-15 01:32:20 UTC