N44HJ — Jakel Helmut L BARRACUDA

Aircraft record

Serial number

4

Manufacturer

Jakel Helmut L

Model

BARRACUDA

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N44HJ →

Accident & incident history

1. ERA17FA222Jul 1, 2017Chatsworth, GAFatal · 4 fatal

   The noninstrument-rated pilot's continued visual flight rules flight into adverse weather conditions, which resulted in an encounter with severe convective activity, spatial disorientation, a loss of airplane control, and a subsequent in-flight breakup. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight weather planning.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the Jakel Helmut L BARRACUDA).

1. —deregistered

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N44HJ was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the Jakel Helmut L BARRACUDA above.

• until Sep 6, 20191966 Piper PA-23-250 (s/n 27-3303)

Frequently asked

Has N44HJ been in an accident?

Yes. N44HJ appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2017.

What kind of aircraft is N44HJ?

N44HJ is a Jakel Helmut L BARRACUDA (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 4.

Has N44HJ been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N44HJ (ERA17FA222) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.