# N15FC: 1976 Bell UH-1B, registration cancelled 2012-08-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 1, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 61-0778
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: July 13, 1981
- Certificate issued: March 24, 1982
- Last registry action: April 21, 2009
- Mode S code: A0C856
- Owner when cancelled: [San Joaquin Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAN%20JOAQUIN%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Delano, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Delano)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.7795° N, 119.1919° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93215, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15FC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=15FC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15FC-2012-08-01

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 LAX83LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA022), Oct 28, 1982: Bell UH-1B (N15FC), Delano, CA, destroyed

## 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 19821028055899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821028055899A), Oct 28, 1982: Bell UH1B (N15FC), Delano, CA, Destroyed. RPM decay on spray run. Struck trees on pull up for forced landing. Engine running after impact. No defects found.

## Other aircraft with N15FC

- [Cancelled 2026-01-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15FC-2026-01-10): Beech 77, S/N WA-287, built 1981. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Middle River, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Middle%20River)

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