# N29AL: 1973 Bell 212, registration cancelled 2011-11-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 16, 2011
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Bell 212](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-212) (registry code 1181420)
- Engine: [U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (registry code 61502)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H4SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H4SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 30569
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: July 31, 1973
- Last registry action: November 16, 2011
- Mode S code: A2F32C
- Location: [Xxxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxxx)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29AL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=29AL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29AL-2011-11-16

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 212: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-212.md

## Service difficulty reports (7)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR ALGAR8311A1210305](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALGAR8311A1210305), Aug 3, 2011: NUT. BACKED OUT. LOWER RACE RETENTION NUT BACKED OFF TO END OF THREADS CAUSING CUTTING ACTION IN LOWER PORTION OF TRANSMISSION CASE.
- [SDR EOPA07201130569](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EOPA07201130569), Jul 18, 2011: MAST. MAKING METAL. TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION TRANSMISSION AND MAST ASSY REPLACEMENT REQUIRED.
- [SDR 2011FA0000471](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2011FA0000471), Jul 18, 2011: WINDSHIELD. CRACKED. HEATED WINDSHIELD WAS FOUND CRACKED WHEN ACFT LANDED.
- [SDR 2011F00115](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2011F00115), May 19, 2011: LINE. LEAKING. ON CONDUCTING A MX OP CHECK FOR TAIL ROTOR SYS, ON ENGINE START THERE WAS A LEAK NOTICED. ACFT WAS SHUTDOWN AND ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THERE WAS A HYD LINE FO
- [SDR 20000502SH015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000502SH015), Mar 16, 2000: AIR FILTER. DEBONDED. DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, BOTH END CAPS ON BOTH FILTERS DEBONDED. (X)
- [SDR 99ZZZX2258](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX2258), May 14, 1999: DOOR. DAMAGED. WHEN AIRCRAFT WAS GETTING PREPPED FOR PAINT, FOUND LEFT AND RIGHT UPPER DOOR TRACKS HAD EXCESSIVE DAMAGE WHERE ROLLERS RIDE WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED. REPLACED WITH N
- [SDR 97ZZZX938](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX938), Nov 5, 1996: WEB ASSY. CRACKED. MAJOR INSPECTION FOUND WEB CRACKED LOWER LEFT CORNER OF AFT WEB. C/W T.B. 212-76-18.

## 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 19810424029629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810424029629I), Apr 24, 1981: Bell 212 (N29AL), Lake Charles, LA, Minor damage. Wind gust caused rotor blade to strike tail boom during engine start attempt.

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