# N2256W: Bell 205A-1, registration cancelled 1972-07-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 12, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 205A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-205a-1) (registry code 1181414)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 30065
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Mode S code: A1F6D3
- Owner when cancelled: [Bell Helicopter Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20HELICOPTER%20CO)
- Location: [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2256W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2256W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2256W-1972-07-12

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 205A-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-205a-1.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 FTW72AF081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72AF081), May 29, 1972: Bell 205A-1 (N2256W), Dulac, LA, destroyed, 11 fatal

## Other aircraft with N2256W

- [Cancelled 2012-03-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2256W-2012-03-14): Hughes 269A, S/N 1181018, built 1968. Second renewal notice. Owner: [American Air Adventures Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIR%20ADVENTURES%20INC), [Lancaster, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Lancaster)
- [Cancelled 1991-10-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2256W-1991-10-31): Nord 3202, S/N 97. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Filippi Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FILIPPI%20AVIATION%20INC), [Bakersfield, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Bakersfield)

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