# N222MN: 1984 Bell 222U, registration cancelled 2014-12-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 9, 2014
- Exported to: Australia
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 47534
- Year built: 1984
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: September 13, 2000
- Certificate issued: September 28, 2011
- Last registry action: April 15, 2014
- Mode S code: A1E98F
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Methods Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20METHODS%20CORP)
- Location: [Englewood, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Englewood)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5732° N, 104.8649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80112, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N222MN
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=222MN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222MN-2014-12-09

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (6)

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

- [SDR QMLA2014090514107](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2014090514107), Sep 5, 2014: ENGINE. LEAKING. RETURNING TO BASE AT THE COMPLETION OF A SCENE FLIGHT, THE ECS UNIT WAS TURNED ON. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE MEDIC, IN THE CABIN, STATED THAT THERE WAS A FOG IN T
- [SDR QMLA2013073013108](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2013073013108), Jul 30, 2013: WIRE. FRAYED. PILOT REPORTED HIGH OIL TEMP WITH CONTINOUS RISING ON NR 1 ENGINE. MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. ON APPROACH NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE WAS ALSO HIGH ON NR 1 ENGI
- [SDR QMLA2012101712168](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2012101712168), Oct 17, 2012: LONGERON. CRACKED. DURING AIRFRAME ZONE 9, INSPECTION, FOUND MULTIPLE SMALL CRACKS IN AIRFRAME AND DOUBLERS ON THE TAIL ROTOR DIRECTIONAL SUPPORT LONGERONS FROM BS 340 TO 356 AND 
- [SDR QMLA2011082311088](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2011082311088), Aug 23, 2011: FITTING. UNSERVICEABLE. LIFTING, AT ABOUT 70 FT, ACFT SLIGHTLY YAWED & LOST POWER IN NR 1 ENGINE. TORQUE IN NR 2 ENGINE WAS AT MAX & NR 1 NG SURGING. LANDED AT NEARBY AIRFIELD. MX PERF
- [SDR QMLA2011080911083](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2011080911083), Aug 9, 2011: SWITCH. FAULTY. FIRE DETECTION LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT. PROBLEM FIXED BY REPLACING FIRE DETECTION SWITCH AND FIX WIRES ON LIGHT.
- [SDR BAQA082912](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BAQA082912), Jan 10, 2003: INVERTER. MALFUNCTIONED. INVERTER TRIPS ON AND OFF EVERY 10-15 SECONDS. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.

## 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 20030105005899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030105005899I), Jan 5, 2003: Bell 222U (N222MN), Rapid City, SD, Minor damage. (-23) Bht 222, N222MN landed on the ramp at rap/jetstream aviation. Line personnel directed him to move further down the ramp to the east. While following…

## Other aircraft with N222MN

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N222MN): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 2881532, built 2022

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