# N314AL: 2019 Bell Helicopter Textron APT70, registration cancelled 2023-10-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 9, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron APT70](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-apt70) (registry code 061014W)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 002
- Year built: 2019
- Type of aircraft: Hybrid lift
- Airworthiness: Experimental, unmanned, research and development, unmanned, crew training
- Airworthiness date: January 25, 2023
- Certificate issued: June 13, 2019
- Last registry action: August 11, 2023
- Mode S code: A355B8
- Owner when cancelled: [Bell Textron Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20TEXTRON%20INC)
- Location: [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7936° N, 97.1939° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76118, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N314AL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=314AL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N314AL-2023-10-09

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Helicopter Textron APT70: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-apt70.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 CEN23LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA135), Mar 14, 2023: Bell Helicopter Textron APT70 (N314AL), Mineral Wells, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight crew’s loss of control of the unmanned aircraft due to software limitations. Contributing to the accident was the overly restrictive low voltage threshold limits.

## 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 20230314013269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230314013269A), Mar 14, 2023: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc APT70 (N314AL), Graford, TX, Substantial damage. UAS was conducting a flight test. UAS rejected the command of the ground control computer and landed in a scrub and tipped over after contact and hit the…

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