# N111DS: 1986 Bell 222U, registration cancelled 2008-07-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 25, 2008
- Exported to: Ethiopia
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 222U](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222u) (registry code 1182140)
- Engine: [Lycoming LTS-101 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-series) (registry code 41560)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9SW), [TCDS E5NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 47554
- Year built: 1986
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: October 11, 1986
- Last registry action: February 11, 2008
- Mode S code: A03046
- Owner when cancelled: [Turbines Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TURBINES%20LTD)
- Location: [Denton, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Denton)
- Physical address: [West Point, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/West%20Point)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.2038° N, 97.0553° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76208, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N111DS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=111DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111DS-2008-07-25

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Bell 222U: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222u.md

## Service difficulty reports (6)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 20000830SH026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000830SH026), Aug 15, 2000: COUPLING. CORRODED. REPLACED WITH RECONDITIONED LEFT DRIVESHAFT FROM BELL HELICOPTER. (X)
- [SDR 99ZZZX2164](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX2164), May 11, 1999: RING. DAMAGED. REPLACED WITH NEW OUTER RING FROM BELL HELICOPTER.
- [SDR 95ZZZX2467](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX2467), May 2, 1995: SHAFT. REQ REPLACEMENT. INSPECTION FOUND 2 EACH SHAFTS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT PER ASB 222-95-74. W.P.H.S. REPLACED WITH NEW PARTS.
- [SDR 95ZZZX2466](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX2466), May 2, 1995: SHAFT. REQ REPLACEMENT. INSPECTION FOUND 2 EACH SHAFTS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT PER ASB 222-95-74. W.P.H.S. REPLACED WITH NEW PARTS.
- [SDR 95ZZZX2456](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX2456), May 2, 1995: SPRING. DEFECTIVE. INSPECTION FOUND SPRING (2 EACH) DEFECTIVE. W.P.H.S. REPLACED WITH NEW PARTS.
- [SDR 95ZZZX2455](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX2455), May 2, 1995: SPRING. DEFECTIVE. INSPECTION FOUND SPRING (2 EACH) DEFECTIVE. W.P.H.S. REPLACED WITH NEW PARTS.

## Other aircraft with N111DS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N111DS): Piper AEROSTAR 601P, S/N 61P07047963338, built 1979
- [Cancelled 1973-06-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111DS-1973-06-05): Cessna 411, S/N 411-0042. Owner: [Schapira David](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHAPIRA%20DAVID), [West Orange, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/West%20Orange)

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