# N118LG: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 505, registration cancelled 2025-12-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 5, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 505](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-canada-505) (registry code 1182165)
- Data sheets: [TCDS R00008RD](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/R00008RD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 65107
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: January 18, 2022
- Last registry action: July 18, 2023
- Mode S code: A04AEC
- Owner when cancelled: [Bell 505 LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20505%20LLC)
- Location: [Springville, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Springville)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 40.1927° N, 111.4892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84663, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N118LG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=118LG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N118LG-2025-12-05

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Helicopter Textron Canada 505: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-canada-505.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR 2021FA0000251](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2021FA0000251), Sep 1, 2021: SPLINE ADAPTER. DAMAGED. MINIMAL SPLINE ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN THE HYDRAULIC PUMP ADAPTER ASSY AND THE MAIN GEARBOX OIL PUMP SPLINES. THE PUMP ADAPTER ASSY HAD MOVED IN THE DIRECTION OF THE

## NTSB investigations (1)

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 WPR25FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25FA100), Feb 20, 2025: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 505 (N118LG), Ririe, ID, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and decision to maneuver the helicopter at a low altitude, and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from power lines.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 20250220001719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250220001719A), Feb 20, 2025: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 505 (N118LG), Ririe, ID, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The pilot was engaged in a sight seeing flight with a passenger sitting in the passenger seat with the side door open. The pilot was flying low over Ririe…

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