# N22490: 1974 Bell UH-1V, registration cancelled 2018-03-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 1, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell UH-1V](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1v) (registry code 1181424)
- Engine: [Lycoming T53-L-13](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t53-l-13) (registry code 41551)
- Serial number: 74-22490
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: March 28, 2013
- Certificate issued: July 5, 2013
- Last registry action: July 5, 2013
- Mode S code: A1F389
- Owner when cancelled: [Nelson Chad](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NELSON%20CHAD)
- Location: [Cave Creek, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Cave%20Creek)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8842° N, 111.9396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85331, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22490
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=22490
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22490-2018-03-01

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 UH-1V: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1v.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 WPR13FA417](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA417), Sep 21, 2013: Bell UH-1V (N22490), Cordes Lakes, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper maintenance on the helicopter’s main rotor blade pitch control system, which resulted in an in-flight loss of main rotor blade pitch control, mast bumping, and mast failure.

## 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 20130921020369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130921020369A), Sep 21, 2013: Bell UH-1V (N22490), Cordes Lakes, AZ, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On September 21, 2013, about 1150 mountain standard time, a Bell UH-1V helicopter, N22490, was destroyed when it impacted the ground near Cordes Lakes, Arizona…

## Other aircraft with N22490

- [Cancelled 1976-06-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22490-1976-06-15): Cessna 172M, S/N 17264067. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Aero Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20AVIATION%20INC), [Columbus, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Columbus)

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