# N157LC: 1969 Bell UH-1L, registration cancelled 2017-09-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 19, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell UH-1L](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1l) (registry code 1181401)
- Engine: [Lycoming T53-L-13](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t53-l-13) (registry code 41551)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H4NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H4NM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 157856
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development, showing compliance
- Airworthiness date: August 14, 1986
- Certificate issued: March 26, 1987
- Last registry action: January 24, 2011
- Mode S code: A0E52D
- Owner when cancelled: [Timberline Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TIMBERLINE%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Monroe, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Monroe)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.3433° N, 123.3550° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97456, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N157LC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=157LC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N157LC-2017-09-19

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-1L: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1l.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 SEA89FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA111), Jun 14, 1989: Oregon Helicopters UH-1L (N157LC), Baring, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE TAIL ROTOR 42 DEGREE GEAR BOX DUE TO PILOT INDUCED OVERSTRESS. NAVY DATA AND FAA TYPE CERTIFICATE LIMITATIONS WERE NOT ADHERED TO.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19890614015569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890614015569A), Jun 14, 1989: Bell UH1L (N157LC), Baring, WA, Destroyed. Vibration. Dropped load, hovered prior landing. Began right spin autorotated and crashed. Tail rotor gears stripped
- [Incident 19880803039359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880803039359I), Aug 3, 1988: Bell UH1L (N157LC), Skykomish, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control of helicopter when the tail rotor system failed. Found a faulty worn gear in tail rotor gear box

## Other aircraft with N157LC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N157LC): DJI AGRAS T50, S/N 1581F6BUB235J00100SK

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