# N38929: 1980 Bell 222, registration cancelled 2013-06-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 4, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 222](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222) (registry code 1182122)
- 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: 47049
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: November 21, 1980
- Certificate issued: May 10, 1988
- Last registry action: September 15, 1997
- Mode S code: A47F79
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Siesta Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20SIESTA%20INC)
- Location: [Mcallen, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Mcallen)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.1608° N, 98.2451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78503, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38929
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38929
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38929-2013-06-04

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 222: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ATL85LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA017), Oct 20, 1984: Bell 222 (N38929), Pascagoula, MS, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW81IA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81IA067), Apr 9, 1981: Bell 222 (N38929), Lake Charles, LA, incident, no damage

## 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 19841020059779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841020059779A), Oct 20, 1984: Bell 222 (N38929), Pascagoula, MS, Substantial damage. Tried liftoff from barge in large waves. Barge pitched and hit helicopter, main rotor struck tail boom.

## Other aircraft with N38929

- [Cancelled 1978-09-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38929-1978-09-27): Roberts TEENIE TWO, S/N 510085. Owner: [Roberts Charles E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBERTS%20CHARLES%20E), [Madison Heights, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Madison%20Heights)
- [Cancelled 1949-01-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38929-1949-01-06): Monocoupe 90AF, S/N A-852. Owner: [Monocoupe Aeroplane & Engine Sales Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MONOCOUPE%20AEROPLANE%20%26%20ENGINE%20SALES%20CORP), [Orlando, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Orlando)

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