# N222UT: 1987 Bell 222U, registration cancelled 2019-04-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 16, 2019
- Exported to: South Africa
- 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: 47559
- Year built: 1987
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: October 26, 1999
- Certificate issued: September 15, 2018
- Last registry action: October 9, 2018
- Mode S code: A1EA43
- Owner when cancelled: [Pacific Helicopter Tours Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PACIFIC%20HELICOPTER%20TOURS%20INC)
- Location: [Puunene, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Puunene)
- Physical address: [Kahului, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Kahului)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 20.8676° N, 156.4533° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Puʻunēnē, HI, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N222UT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=222UT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222UT-2019-04-16

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 (2)

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

- [SDR 2007F00034](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2007F00034), May 9, 2007: LEVER. LOOSE. ON COLLECTIVE LEVER P/N 222-010-497-109FM, PIN P/N 222-010-456-005 SPUN INSIDE BORE OF COLLECTIVE LEVER PRODUCING A BLACK GREASE TRAIL ON SWASHPLATE AND LEVER A
- [SDR 20001206SH025](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20001206SH025), Aug 14, 2000: SUPPORT BRACKET. FRACTURED. PILOT EXPERIENCED A MAIN ROTOR VIBRATION WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY BECAME SEVERE DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. PILOT MADE A LANDING AT NEAREST AIRPORT, DURING SHUT DOWN OF ENG

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 WPR10LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA200), Apr 9, 2010: Bell 222U (N222UT), Santa Maria, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection to ensure that all tie-down straps were removed prior to flight. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper management of sleep opportunities…
- [NTSB LAX04CA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA332), Sep 28, 2004: Bell 222U (N222UT), Santa Rosa, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command's (examinee's) incorrect collective control response to a simulated power loss of the number 1 engine.

## 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.

- [Accident 20100409032079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100409032079A), Apr 9, 2010: Bell 222U (N222UT), Madera, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to remove tail rotor sock before takeoff and damaged tail rotor blade. He made three flights before discovering the damage tail rotor blade. The…
- [Accident 20040928026719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040928026719A), Sep 28, 2004: Bell 222U (N222UT), Santa Rosa, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Calstar check airman, paul likens was conducting a 135.293 & 135.297 check, david harvey was the airman being checked. Paul likens rolled off the #1…

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