# N2071S: Bell HH-1H

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell HH-1H](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-hh-1h) (registry code 1180605, 15 seats)
- Serial number: 70-2467
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Certificate issued: December 22, 2006
- Expires: April 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A1AE90
- Registered owner: [Minuteman Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MINUTEMAN%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Missoula, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Missoula)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 46.9621° N, 114.0922° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59808, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2071S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2071S

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Bell HH-1H)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N2071S.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N2071S.

## Reports on N2071S not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N2071S, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19940125006919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940125006919I), Jan 25, 1994: Bell 412 (N2071S), Sabine Pass, TX. Narrative: the flight crew reported that during final approach to the heliport, the no. 2 engine decelerated to flight idle. The flight crew switched the no. 2…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## Service difficulty reports on N2071S not matched to an aircraft (4)

They name N2071S, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR 98ZZZX1248](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX1248), Feb 6, 1998: DUCT ASSY. CRACKED. DURING MAJOR REPAIR OF TAIL BOOM, FOUND EXIT DUCT ASSY VERTICAL CRACK APPROXIMATELY 1.25 INCHES LONG ON FORWARD SIDE OF FLANGE. SUSPECT CAUSED BY VIBRATION FROM
- [SDR 98ZZZX1247](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX1247), Feb 6, 1998: LONGERON. CRACKED. DISCOVERED ON REMOVAL OF LEFT TAIL BOOM PANEL DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. LONGERON WAS CRACKED IN THREE PLACES. SUSPECT CAUSE INDICATES LACK OF PROPER DEBURRING
- [SDR 97ZZZX2757](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX2757), Mar 12, 1997: AFCU. TORN. DURING REPAIR OF AFCU, FOUND DIAPHRAGM TORN AND ABOUT TO RUPTURE.
- [SDR 95ZZZX2088](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX2088), Mar 15, 1995: NUT. FAILED. WHILE INSTALLING TAIL BOOM WHEN COMING UP TO REQUIRED TORQUE ON UPPER RT TAIL BOOM TO FUSELAGE ATTACHMENT BOLT PN NAS 628, A 'POP' NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE BOLT 

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N2071S

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2071S before.

- [Cancelled 2004-06-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2071S-2004-06-10): Cessna 414A, S/N 414A0673. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Integrity Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTEGRITY%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [Laredo, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Laredo)

## Related

- Other Bell HH-1H aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-hh-1h/aircraft.md

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