# N2970W: Bell 205A-1, registration cancelled 2000-03-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 7, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 30112
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: March 28, 1972
- Last registry action: June 15, 1999
- Mode S code: A311E8
- Owner when cancelled: [Evergreen Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EVERGREEN%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Mcminnville, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Mcminnville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.2117° N, 123.2817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97128, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2970W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2970W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2970W-2000-03-07

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 ANC75AA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA035), Oct 9, 1974: Bell 205A (N2970W), Medfra, AK, destroyed, 3 fatal

## 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 19741009685179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741009685179A), Oct 9, 1974: Bell 205A1 (N2970W), Medfra, AK, No damage, 2 fatal. Struck trees on a mountainside. Indicates pilot made last minute pull up to avoid collision. Found 8 years later.

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