# N3194M: 1985 Bell 222U, registration cancelled 2013-03-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 7, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 222U](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222u) (registry code 1182140)
- Engine: [Lycoming LTS-101 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-series) (registry code 41560)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9SW), [TCDS E5NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 47538
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: June 26, 1985
- Last registry action: May 9, 1988
- Mode S code: A36B30
- Location: [Addison, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Addison)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9600° N, 96.8372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75001, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3194M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3194M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3194M-2013-03-07

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 222U: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222u.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 FTW86MA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86MA018), Oct 24, 1985: Bell 222UT (N3194M), East Cameron, destroyed, 2 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 19851024057709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851024057709A), Oct 24, 1985: Bell 222U (N3194M), Gulf Of Mexico, LA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Skid hit helipad fence, blades hit tank valve. Explosion, fire. Engine turbine blades broken. Overgross by 387 lbs.

## Other aircraft with N3194M

- [Cancelled 1967-09-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3194M-1967-09-28): Piper PA-12, S/N 12-1870. Exported to Canada. Owner: [York Aircraft Owners Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YORK%20AIRCRAFT%20OWNERS%20CLUB), [York, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/York)

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