# N205XP: 1968 Bell 205A-1, registration cancelled 2005-06-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 24, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell 205A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-205a-1) (registry code 1181414)
- Engine: [Alliedsign T5317A-1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/alliedsign-t5317a-1) (registry code 02501)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1SW), [TCDS E17EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E17EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 30017
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: May 20, 2002
- Certificate issued: May 15, 2002
- Last registry action: May 17, 2005
- Mode S code: A1A6B1
- Owner when cancelled: [Copter Lease LLC Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COPTER%20LEASE%20LLC%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1517° N, 106.5749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87109, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N205XP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=205XP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N205XP-2005-06-24

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 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 205A-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-205a-1.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 SEA04TA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04TA158), Aug 11, 2004: Bell 205A1 (N205XP), Leavenworth, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the snag while hovering out of ground effect during an external load operation. Factors were the smoke jumper's misjudgment of the tree heights in the…

## 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 20040811018899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040811018899A), Aug 11, 2004: Bell 205A1 (N205XP), Leavenworth, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Aircraft was conducting external load operations, delivering pallets of equipment for forest service, under forest service contract. Witnesses reported…

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