# N204DR: Bell UH-1B, registration cancelled 2013-08-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 21, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Bell UH-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1b) (registry code 1181410)
- Serial number: 62-1881
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Last registry action: September 10, 1998
- Mode S code: A1A13A
- Location: [Hollister, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Hollister)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.9244° N, 121.2896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95023, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N204DR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=204DR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N204DR-2013-08-21

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 LAX98LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA108), Mar 7, 1998: Bell UH-1B (N204DR), Hollister, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The failure of the maintenance personnel to recognize and repair the chafed area of the tail rotor driveshaft, which resulted in an in-flight separation of the tail fin and hub assembly.

## 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 19980307002829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980307002829A), Mar 7, 1998: Bell UH1B (N204DR), Hollister, CA, Destroyed. Tail rotor gear box seperated during spray run. Spiralled to ground. (.4)the pilot initiated a right turn, then he felt and heard a thump. He lowered the…

## Other aircraft with N204DR

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N204DR): Cirrus Design SR10, S/N 0004, built 2025

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