# N2261D: 1982 Bell 412, registration cancelled 2011-09-12 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: September 12, 2011 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Bell 412](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-412) (registry code 1182202) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6t-3) (registry code 52102) - Data sheets: [TCDS H4SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H4SW), [TCDS E22EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E22EA) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 33076 - Year built: 1982 - Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft - Engine type: Turbo-shaft - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: April 13, 1982 - Certificate issued: December 21, 2007 - Last registry action: May 19, 2010 - Mode S code: A1F9CA - Owner when cancelled: [Ep Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EP%20AVIATION%20LLC) - Location: [Wood Dale, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Wood%20Dale) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 41.9744° N, 87.9865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60191, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2261D - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2261D - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2261D-2011-09-12 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 412: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-412.md ## Service difficulty reports (222, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR HEEA107419](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA107419), Dec 13, 2005: STARTER GEN. FAILED. NR 2 GENERATOR FAILED IN FLIGHT. REPLACED NR 2 STARTER GENERATOR. - [SDR HEEA107360](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA107360), Feb 16, 2005: INDICATOR. FAILED. COPILOT NR 1 TORQUE INDICATOR FAILED IN FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE TORQUE INDICATOR. - [SDR HEEA093677](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA093677), Feb 27, 2004: PRESSURE SWITCH. FLUCTUATES. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE COMBINING GEARBOX OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATED, LANDED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE OIL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER. - [SDR HEEA088610](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088610), Jul 27, 2003: INDICATOR. DAMAGED. DC NEEDLE INOP/SIGHT GLASS COMES OFF. - [SDR HEEA088584](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088584), Jul 25, 2003: INDICATOR. CONTAMINATED. MOISTURE INSIDE TORQUE INDICATOR FACE. SHOP REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA088505](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088505), Jul 25, 2003: INDICATOR. STUCK. TRIPLE TACH NEEDLES STICK TOGETHER. - [SDR HEEA088498](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088498), Jul 14, 2003: FILTER ELEMENT. BYPASSING. GEARBOX FILTER ELEMENT FOUND BYPASS INDICATOR TRIPPED. REPAIRED. - [SDR HEEA088518](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088518), Jul 13, 2003: TRANSCEIVER. INTERFERENCE. ADF TRANSCEIVER RECEIVES WITH EXCESSIVE STATIC. IN SHOP REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA088461](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088461), Jul 13, 2003: ROTOR HEAD. WORN. TAIL ROTOR HEAD HAS WORN FEATHERING BEARINGS. REPAIRED. - [SDR HEEA088587](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088587), Jul 11, 2003: ROD BEARING. WORN. MAIN ROTOR ROD BEARING WORN. SHOP REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA088586](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088586), Jul 11, 2003: ROD BEARING. WORN. MAIN ROTOR ROD BEARING WORN. SHOP REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA088585](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088585), Jul 11, 2003: ROD BEARING. WORN. MAIN ROTOR ROD BEARING WORN. SHOP REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA088507](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088507), Jul 11, 2003: ROD BEARING. WORN. WORN. SCRAPPED. - [SDR HEEA088506](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088506), Jul 11, 2003: UNIVERSAL. WORN. COLLECTIVE UNIVERSAL WORN. REPAIRED. - [SDR HEEA087814](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA087814), Jun 21, 2003: INTERPHONE. INOPERATIVE. COPILOT ICS BOX IS NOT RECEIVING. SHOP REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA087243](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA087243), Jun 10, 2003: LINK. WORN. LINK HAS A WORN BEARING. SHOP REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA087242](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA087242), Jun 10, 2003: LINK. WORN. LINK HAS A WORN BEARING. SHOP REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA087241](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA087241), Jun 10, 2003: LINK. WORN. LINK HAS A WORN BEARING. SHOP REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA087240](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA087240), Jun 10, 2003: DRIVE LINK. WORN. MAIN ROTOR DRIVE LINK HAS A WORN BEARING. SHOP REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA087239](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA087239), Jun 10, 2003: BEARING. WORN. DRIVE LINK HAS A WORN BEARING. SHOP REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA086669](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086669), May 22, 2003: PUMP. NOISY. FUEL BOOST PUMP IS EXCESSIVELY NOISY. - [SDR HEEA086665](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086665), May 22, 2003: INDICATOR. UNRELIABLE. NR 2 VOR NEEDLE UNRELIABLE - ERRATIC WITHIN 9 MILES OF VOR. IN SHOP REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA086653](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086653), May 21, 2003: ENCODER. INOPERATIVE. MESSAGE OUTSIDE ALTIMETER INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED. - [SDR HEEA086649](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086649), May 21, 2003: GENERATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. #1 GENERATOR NEEDS TO BE RESET BEFORE IT WILL GO ON LINE. SENT TO MASCO FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA086604](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086604), May 21, 2003: AMMETER. STICKS. NR 2 SIDE STICKS WHEN GEN IS BROUGHT ON LINE. - [SDR HEEA085007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA085007), Feb 27, 2003: LIFE VEST. LEAKING. LIFE VEST LEAKS. - [SDR HEEA085003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA085003), Feb 27, 2003: FLOAT. LEAKING. FLOAT BAG ASSY LEAKS. - [SDR HEEA084999](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084999), Feb 27, 2003: ENCODER. MALFUNCTIONED. GPS INDICATES EXTERNAL ALTIMETER IN ERROR. REPAIRED. - [SDR HEEA084991](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084991), Feb 27, 2003: CONTROL UNIT. INTERMITTENT. AIR COLLISION AVOIDANCE CONTROL UNIT DATA DISPLAYED ON WEATHER RADAR INTERMITTENTLY CHANGES COLOR. - [SDR HEEA084966](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084966), Feb 27, 2003: BEARING. ROUGH. MAIN ROTOR HEAD PENDULUM ASSY BEARING ROUGH. REPAIRED. - [SDR HEEA084965](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084965), Feb 27, 2003: BEARING. WORN. MAIN ROTOR HEAD BEARING WORN. REPAIRED. - [SDR HEEA084963](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084963), Feb 27, 2003: BEARING. ROUGH. MAIN ROTOR HEAD BEARING ROUGH. REPAIRED. - [SDR HEEA084960](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084960), Feb 27, 2003: COMPUTER. MALFUNCTIONED. AFCS COMPUTER PITCH CHANNEL MOVES FORE/AFT WITHOUT PILOT INPUT. REPAIRED. - [SDR HEEA084950](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084950), Feb 27, 2003: ACTUATOR. STICKING. ACTUATOR ROTARY STICKING. - [SDR HEEA084949](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084949), Feb 27, 2003: ACTUATOR. BINDING. ACTUATOR ROTARY LATERAL CYCLIC BINDING. - [SDR HEEA084944](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084944), Feb 27, 2003: TUBE. DAMAGED. TUBING OPENING IS TOO LARGE FOR BEARING DIAMETER. REPAIRED. - [SDR HEEA084928](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084928), Feb 27, 2003: BEARING. WORN. TARGET BLADE BEARING WORN. REPAIRED. - [SDR HEEA084922](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084922), Feb 27, 2003: ANTENNA. DAMAGED. GPS LOSES RAIM IN FLIGHT. SCRAPPED ANTENNA. - [SDR HEEA084823](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084823), Feb 21, 2003: ROD BEARING. WORN. MAIN ROTOR HEAD HAS A WORN ROD BEARING. - [SDR HEEA084817](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084817), Feb 21, 2003: ROD BEARING. WORN. MAIN ROTOR HEAD ROD BEARING WORN BEARING. SCRAPPED. - [SDR HEEA084787](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084787), Feb 21, 2003: ACTUATOR. ERRATIC. STEP ACTUATOR HAS ERRATIC OPERATION (INTERMITTENTLY). - [SDR HEEA084780](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084780), Feb 21, 2003: LANDING LIGHT. MALFUNCTIONED. LANDING LIGHT STUCK IN ON POSITION. REPAIRED. - [SDR HEEA084765](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084765), Feb 21, 2003: FLOAT. LEAKING. EMERGENCY FLOAT BAG LEAKING. - [SDR HEEA084748](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084748), Feb 17, 2003: ACTUATOR. INOPERATIVE. STEP WILL NOT EXTEND. REPAIRED ACTUATOR. - [SDR HEEA084747](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084747), Feb 17, 2003: ACTUATOR. INOPERATIVE. RT PASSENGER STEP WILL NOT EXTEND. REPAIRED ACTUATOR. - [SDR HEEA084741](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084741), Feb 17, 2003: SWITCH. INOPERATIVE. FM NR 1 AUDIO SWITCH IS INOPERATIVE. FOUND S2, S4, S5, S8, S9 MONITOR SWITCHES BAD. ALSO REPLACED BOTH KNOBS, BENCH CHECK GOOD. - [SDR HEEA084736](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084736), Feb 17, 2003: SWITCH. DAMAGED. NR 1 FM WILL NOT SHUT OFF. FOUND SWITCHES S5, S7, S8, S9, VOLUME AND SELECTOR KNOB AND VOLUME CONTROL R72 BAD. ALSO SWITCH S1 NOISY. REPLACED SWITCHES, VOLUME C - [SDR HEEA084724](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084724), Feb 17, 2003: SIREN. INOPERATIVE. INTERNAL PA INOPERATIVE. - [SDR HEEA084723](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084723), Feb 17, 2003: SWITCH. BROKEN. PA SIREN POWER SWITCH BROKEN. FUSE F101 BAD. REPLACED POWER SWITCH AND FUSE. REPAIRED. BENCH CHECK GOOD. - [SDR HEEA084606](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084606), Feb 14, 2003: INDICATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. WEATHER RADAR WILL NOT PAINT TARGETS/ RF BAND BROKEN. FOUND NO RF TEST BAND AND NO SIGNAL. ADJUSTED LOCAL OSCILLATOR FREQUENCY AND GENERATOR NOISE FILTER. REPAI All 222: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2261D-2011-09-12/reports.md ## 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 19880817057809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880817057809I), Aug 17, 1988: Bell 412 (N2261D), Gulf Of Mexico, LA, Minor damage. NR1 generator failed. NR2 VHF radio inoperative. Overhead circuit breaker panel sparking. Wire bundle damaged. ## Other aircraft with N2261D - [Cancelled 1965-06-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2261D-1965-06-08): Beech AT-11, S/N 42-27392. Owner: [J D Mcneill Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/J%20D%20MCNEILL%20JR), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth) - [Cancelled 1956-12-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2261D-1956-12-12): Cessna 170B, S/N 20413. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Hubbard A M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUBBARD%20A%20M), [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle) --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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