# N222HX: 1985 Bell 222U, registration cancelled 2011-02-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 18, 2011
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Bell 222U](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222u) (registry code 1182140)
- Engine: [Lycoming LTS-101 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-series) (registry code 41560)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9SW), [TCDS E5NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 47533
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: May 3, 1985
- Certificate issued: April 1, 2010
- Last registry action: April 1, 2010
- Mode S code: A1E934
- Owner when cancelled: [Careflite](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAREFLITE)
- Location: [Grand Prairie, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Grand%20Prairie)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.6647° N, 97.0295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75052, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N222HX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=222HX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222HX-2011-02-18

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 222U: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222u.md

## Service difficulty reports (10)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 475332837](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/475332837), Aug 14, 2007: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. TAILBOOM HAS CRACK APPROXIMATELY 1.26 INCHES LONG, 8 INCHES FORWARD OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. BOOM STATION 229.2 WL 82.19
- [SDR 99ZZZX4573](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX4573), Oct 13, 1999: TRANSCEIVER. MALFUNCTIONED. SEVERAL DIGITS MISSING ON DISPLAY. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 99ZZZX4581](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX4581), Sep 25, 1999: GYRO. FAILED. GYRO TRIPS CIRCUIT BREAKER. MEASURED 4-5+ AMP DRAM ON 28 VDC POWER TO UNIT. HAPPENS AFTER UNIT SPOOLS. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 99ZZZX2895](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX2895), Jun 2, 1999: INDICATOR. PRECESSING. ADI PRECESSING TO THE RIGHT 5 DEGREES CONSTANTLY. REF: MCN NR 81. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 99ZZZX2842](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX2842), Apr 6, 1999: SWITCH. FAILED. NEW PART DEFECTIVE. ILLUMINATED NR 1 HYDRAULIC LIGHT. REPLACEMENT OF SWITCH EXTINGUISHER.
- [SDR 99ZZZX1259](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX1259), Nov 12, 1998: PUMP. LEAKING. FUEL PUMP LEAKING FUEL FROM OVERBOARD DRAIN. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 98ZZZX1755](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX1755), Mar 28, 1998: ANNUNCIATOR PNL. DEFECTIVE. ANNUNCIATOR PANEL NR 2 ENGINE FUEL VALVE CAUTION AND NR 2 FUEL LOW LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 98ZZZX324](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX324), Jan 14, 1998: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. FOUND 2 EACH CRACKS IN AFT MAIN ROOF BEAM AT LT NODAL BEAM SUPPORT. BS 270, WL 79.0, LBL 9.90.
- [SDR 98ZZZX284](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX284), Nov 25, 1997: MOUNT. DEFECTIVE. ENGINE MOUNT BEARING NOT PROPERLY STAKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 97ZZZX3666](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX3666), May 6, 1997: LIGHT. FAILED. WILL NOT EXTEND OR ROTATE. WAS REPAIRED FOR SAME DISCREPANCY ON LAST REPAIR AND WOULD NOT WORK WHEN ISSUED FROM STOCK.

## 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 MIA87IA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87IA141), Apr 20, 1987: Bell 222U (N222HX), Oxford, MS, incident, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19920304015899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920304015899I), Mar 4, 1992: Bell 222U (N222HX), Arlington, TN, Minor damage. Hydraulic system fail light on. Precautionary low speed run on landing in field. Struck a concealed hump in ground.
- [Incident 19870420058369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870420058369I), Apr 20, 1987: Bell 222U (N222HX), Oxford, MS, Minor damage. Loud bang followed by number 1 engine failure. Safe landing. Power turbine wheel failed.

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