# N30SV: Bell 222, registration cancelled 1998-09-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 17, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell 222](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222) (registry code 1182122)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 47044
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: March 27, 1995
- Last registry action: September 16, 1998
- Mode S code: A31E9D
- Owner when cancelled: [Rocky Mountain Holdings L L C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROCKY%20MOUNTAIN%20HOLDINGS%20L%20L%20C)
- Location: [Provo, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Provo)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.2272° N, 111.6958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84601, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30SV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=30SV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30SV-1998-09-17

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 222: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222.md

## Service difficulty reports (8)

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

- [SDR 97ZZZX2436](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX2436), Mar 26, 1997: BEARING. WORN. BEARING WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. EXCESSIVE BEARING PLAY. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
- [SDR 97ZZZX2434](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX2434), Mar 26, 1997: BEARING. WORN. BEARING WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. EXCESSIVE BEARING PLAY. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
- [SDR 97ZZZX2435](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX2435), Feb 6, 1997: PICKUP ASSY. DEFECTIVE. N2 INDICATOR FLUCTUATES. PROBLEM FOLLOWS PICKUP WHEN SWAPPED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
- [SDR 96ZZZX5462](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX5462), Sep 9, 1996: BEARING. WORN. BEARING WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM. (X)
- [SDR 96ZZZX4257](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX4257), Jul 11, 1996: ACTUATOR. FAILED. STROKE ADJUSTMENT ON ACTUATOR ASSY INOPERATIVE. INTERNAL MECHANISM FELL APART. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
- [SDR 96ZZZX1590](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX1590), Feb 1, 1996: ACTUATOR. LEAKING. ACTUATOR LEAKING BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
- [SDR 96ZZZX1582](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX1582), Dec 26, 1995: INDICATOR. INOPERATIVE. INDICATOR UNIT INOPERATIVE ON INSTALL. NR 1 INDICATOR NEEDLE STUCK. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
- [SDR 95ZZZX5265](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX5265), Apr 13, 1995: ISOLATION MOUNT. WORN. LATERAL ISO MOUNT ELASTOMERS WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WTIH NEW UNIT(S) CORRECTED PROBLEM.

## 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 CHI98FA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98FA323), Aug 21, 1998: Bell 222 (N30SV), Spencer, IA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The below standard (loose) fit of the 'white' swashplate outer ring pin resulting in fatigue and subsequent separation of the pin, and ultimately the in-flight breakup of the rotorcraft. A factor was…

## 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 19980820021389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980820021389A), Aug 20, 1998: Bell 222 (N30SV), Spencer, IA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. The bht 222 departed the sioux valley hospital in fsd on a VFR flight to the Spencer municipal hospital in Spencer, IA (spw). In cruise flight, approximately 2…

## Other aircraft with N30SV

- [Cancelled 1993-03-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30SV-1993-03-11): Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm BO-105S, S/N S755. Owner: [Rocky Mountain Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROCKY%20MOUNTAIN%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Provo, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Provo)

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