# N205DF: Bell UH-1H, registration cancelled 2000-03-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 7, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell UH-1H](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1h) (registry code 1181407)
- Serial number: 64-13770
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: August 9, 1995
- Last registry action: January 19, 1999
- Mode S code: A1A4E7
- Owners when cancelled: [Usda Forest Service Fepp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/USDA%20FOREST%20SERVICE%20FEPP), [State Of Nevada Division Of Forestry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STATE%20OF%20NEVADA%20DIVISION%20OF%20FORESTRY)
- Location: [Carson City, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Carson%20City)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 39.2227° N, 119.7016° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89706, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N205DF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=205DF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N205DF-2000-03-07

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 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-1H: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1h.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 LAX97TA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97TA289), Aug 15, 1997: Bell UH-1H (N205DF), Tahoe City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to attempt a takeoff in environmental conditions which exceeded the helicopter's performance capability, and his improper use of the collective, which caused a decay of the main…

## 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 19970815022639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970815022639A), Aug 15, 1997: Bell UH1H (N205DF), Cedar Flat, CA, Substantial damage. Forestry helicopter was responding to a fire when it crashed into lake.

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