# N212HQ: 1974 Bell 212, registration cancelled 2010-04-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 7, 2010
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell 212](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-212) (registry code 1181420)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6t-3) (registry code 52102)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H4SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H4SW), [TCDS E22EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E22EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 30646
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 19, 1999
- Certificate issued: February 19, 1999
- Last registry action: March 18, 2008
- Mode S code: A1C1AE
- Owner when cancelled: [Copter Lease LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COPTER%20LEASE%20LLC)
- 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/N212HQ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=212HQ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N212HQ-2010-04-07

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 212: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-212.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 DEN00LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA045), Jan 29, 2000: Bell 212 (N212HQ), Mt Pleasant, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the main rotor mast due to fatigue that resulted from inadequate quality assurance during the manufacturing process.

## 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 20000129005699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000129005699A), Jan 29, 2000: Bell 212 (N212HQ), Mount Pleasant, UT, No damage. (-23) On January 29, 2000, at approximately 1347 MST, a bht 212 helicopter piloted by daniel d. gauthier, certificate 2590780, was demolished when the main…

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