# N118HS: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: May 31, 2024
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=118HS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N118HS

## Aircraft that carried N118HS

- [Cancelled 2024-05-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N118HS-2024-05-31): Shield Ai V-BAT, S/N VB-100119. Owner: [Shield Ai Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHIELD%20AI%20INC), [Frisco, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Frisco)
- [Cancelled 2013-04-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N118HS-2013-04-02): Bell UH-1L, S/N 155341, built 1968. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Ozark, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Ozark)

## NTSB investigations on N118HS (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL89FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA130), Apr 17, 1989: Bell UH-1E (N118HS), Aiken, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF A TAIL ROTOR PITCH CHANGE CROSSHEAD RETENTION BOLT BY THE COMPANY MECHANIC, WHICH RESULTED IN LOOSENING OF THE BOLT AND EVENTUAL FAILURE OF THE TAIL ROTOR ASSEMBLY/BLADE AND…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N118HS (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19890417008259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890417008259A), Apr 17, 1989: Bell UH1E (N118HS), Aiken, SC, Substantial damage. Tail rotor 90 degrees gear box and tail rotor separated at low altitude. Control lost hit trees.

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