# N4085L: 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: August 21, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4085L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4085L

## Aircraft that carried N4085L

- [Cancelled 2020-08-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4085L-2020-08-21): Bell UH-1H, S/N 68-15655, built 1968. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Billings Flying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BILLINGS%20FLYING%20SERVICE), [Billings, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Billings)

## NTSB investigations on N4085L (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 GAA19CA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA344), Jun 6, 2019: Bell UH 1H (N4085L), Bethel, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power, and his improper landing flare during a forced autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing.…
- [NTSB DEN99LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA160), Sep 6, 1999: Bell UH-1H (N4085L), Silverton, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4085L (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 20190606005969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190606005969A), Jun 6, 2019: Bell UH-1H (N4085L), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft experienced engine failure due to fuel exhaustion.
- [Accident 19990906046569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990906046569A), Sep 6, 1999: Bell UH1H (N4085L), Silverton, CO, No damage. (-23) Pilot was transporting an external load on the first flight of the day when the ground crew reported fire and smoke coming out the tail pipe of the…

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