# N234BH: Bell 407, registration cancelled 2000-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 407](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-407) (registry code 1182206)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 53280
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: August 25, 1998
- Last registry action: October 9, 1998
- Mode S code: A2177D
- Owner when cancelled: [Ben Hill Griffin Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEN%20HILL%20GRIFFIN%20INC)
- Location: [Frostproof, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Frostproof)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.7318° N, 81.5127° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33843, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N234BH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=234BH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234BH-2000-10-31

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 407: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-407.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 ATL00LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA058), Jun 5, 2000: Bell 407 (N234BH), Lake Placid, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to establish/maintain a safe rate of descent during approach to landing. Contributing factors were the pilot's incorrect altimeter (Kollsman) setting, smoke, and dark night…

## 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 20000605006559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000605006559A), Jun 5, 2000: Bell 407 (N234BH), Lake Placid, FL, No damage. (-23) The helicopter was making am approach to a large pature in a rural area on a dark, moonless night; haze and smoke in the vicinity exacerbated the…

## Other aircraft with N234BH

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N234BH): American Eurocopter AS350B3, S/N 7398, built 2012
- [Cancelled 2008-03-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234BH-2008-03-19): Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407, S/N 53816, built 2008. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Bell Helicopter Textron Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20HELICOPTER%20TEXTRON%20INC), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)

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