# N140AL: Bell 212, registration cancelled 1982-06-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 3, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Bell 212](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-212) (registry code 1181420)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H4SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H4SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 30683
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Last registry action: June 3, 1982
- Mode S code: A0A2BB
- Owners when cancelled: [Manufacturers Hanover Leasing Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MANUFACTURERS%20HANOVER%20LEASING%20CORP), [Wilkinson Craig R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILKINSON%20CRAIG%20R), [Schnake Lester F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHNAKE%20LESTER%20F), [Bearry Lonnie H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEARRY%20LONNIE%20H)
- Location: [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7592° N, 73.9807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 10020, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N140AL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=140AL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N140AL-1982-06-03

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 212: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-212.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 FTW78FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA038), Apr 4, 1978: Bell 212 (N140AL), Galveston, TX, destroyed, 3 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 19780404007389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780404007389A), Apr 4, 1978: Bell 212 (N140AL), Galveston, TX, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Co-pilot stated acft appeared higher than 200FT indicated on alt e VSI read approx 1000FT/MIN.

## Other aircraft with N140AL

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N140AL): Locklair Johnny A KITFOX III, S/N 893-A

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