# N215EL: 1980 Bell 212, registration cancelled 2005-06-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 6, 2005
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 31115
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: January 21, 2000
- Certificate issued: March 22, 2005
- Last registry action: March 22, 2005
- Mode S code: A1CC84
- 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/N215EL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=215EL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N215EL-2005-06-06

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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

## 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.

- [Incident 20000728025769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000728025769I), Jul 28, 2000: Bell 212 (N215EL), Bozeman, MT. (-23) The a/c was being operated under public use by the U.S. Forest service conducting a fire fighting mission. Helicopter was going in for a water drop when…

## Other aircraft with N215EL

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N215EL): Pipistrel D O O ALPHA TRAINER, S/N 1215 AT 912 LSA, built 2024

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