# N1385W: 1961 Bell UH-1B, registration cancelled 2013-07-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 15, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Bell UH-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1b) (registry code 1181410)
- Engine: [Lycoming T-53 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (registry code 41552)
- Serial number: 2072
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, showing compliance
- Airworthiness date: March 12, 1985
- Last registry action: August 5, 1985
- Mode S code: A09C05
- Location: [Thibodaux, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Thibodaux)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.8083° N, 90.7503° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70301, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1385W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1385W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1385W-2013-07-15

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 UH-1B: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1b.md

## 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 FTW85FA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA310), Aug 8, 1985: Bell UH-1B (N1385W), Saint James, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19850808037719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850808037719A), Aug 8, 1985: Bell UH1B (N1385W), St James, LA, Destroyed. Engine failed in hover, aircraft impacted ground. Fatigue failure of compressor led to failure of turbine section.

## Other aircraft with N1385W

- [Cancelled 1971-07-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1385W-1971-07-23): Mooney M20E, S/N 231. Owner: [Hays Satterfield And Boone](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAYS%20SATTERFIELD%20AND%20BOONE), [Pasadena, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Pasadena)

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