# N2215W: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: July 29, 1980
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2215W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2215W

## Aircraft that carried N2215W

- [Cancelled 1980-07-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2215W-1980-07-29): Bell 205A-1, S/N 30053, built 1969. Owner: [Era Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ERA%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)

## NTSB investigations on N2215W (2)

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 ANC79FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA002), Oct 8, 1978: Bell 205A-1 (N2215W), Kenai, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB SEA74FTI08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FTI08), Aug 21, 1973: Bell 205-A1 (N2215W), Thompson Fls, MT, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2215W (2)

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 19781008043849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781008043849A), Oct 8, 1978: Bell 205A1 (N2215W), Kenai, AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Float equipped. Tail rotor pitch control change chain had 21.5 hours since installation.
- [Accident 19730821024039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730821024039A), Aug 21, 1973: Bell UHIBWILCO (N2215W), Thompson Fls, MT, Destroyed. Plt un release 250 gal water in extrnl bucket. Dens alt aprx 7000 ft.

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