# N491DF: Bell EH-1H

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell EH-1H](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-eh-1h) (registry code 1181422, 6 seats)
- Serial number: 69-15858
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Certificate issued: May 26, 1999
- Expires: April 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A61420
- Registered owners: [Usda Forest Service Fepp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/USDA%20FOREST%20SERVICE%20FEPP), [California Dept Of Forestry And Fire Protection](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CALIFORNIA%20DEPT%20OF%20FORESTRY%20AND%20FIRE%20PROTECTION), [Aviation Management](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIATION%20MANAGEMENT)
- Location: [Mccellan, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Mccellan)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6626° N, 121.4008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95652, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=491DF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N491DF

From the FAA registry file of October 21, 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 EH-1H)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N491DF.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N491DF.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Reports filed since May 29, 1996, when the mark's previous registration was cancelled.

## Earlier aircraft with N491DF

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N491DF before.

- [Cancelled 1996-05-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N491DF-1996-05-29): Bell 204-B, S/N 7109. Second triennial mailing, no response. Owner: [US Air Force Owner](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20AIR%20FORCE%20OWNER), [Sacramento, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sacramento)

## Related

- Other Bell EH-1H aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-eh-1h/aircraft.md
- STCs for the Bell EH-1H: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-eh-1h/stcs.md

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