# N398EH: 1976 Bell Helicopter Textron 212, registration cancelled 2015-04-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 10, 2015
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron 212](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-212) (registry code 1182153)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6t-3) (registry code 52102)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H4SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H4SW), [TCDS E22EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E22EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 30766
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: June 17, 1997
- Certificate issued: February 23, 2015
- Last registry action: February 23, 2015
- Mode S code: A4A0ED
- Owner when cancelled: [Copter Lease LLC Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COPTER%20LEASE%20LLC%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1517° N, 106.5749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87109, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N398EH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=398EH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N398EH-2015-04-10

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 212: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-212.md

## Service difficulty reports (3)

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

- [SDR SAJF2014062603020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SAJF2014062603020), Jun 16, 2014: ENGINE. LEAKING. DURING FLIGHT AFTER 5 HOURS AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT OBSERVED LOW OIL QTY ON NR 2 ENG & NORMAL OIL PRESS WAS MAINTAINED. AFTER INTERVAL DISCUSSION, PILOT CHOSE 
- [SDR EHA2004F00003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EHA2004F00003), Jul 13, 2004: LINE. CHAFED. HYDRAULIC LEAK FROM AREA OF CARGO HOOK. TRACED TO TAIL ROTOR SAS LINK HYDRAULIC LINE CHAFED BY FUEL VENT LINE. REPLACED LINE, REROUTED AND SECURED FUEL VENT LIN
- [SDR EHA2002F00005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EHA2002F00005), Jun 1, 2002: FIRE LOOP. BROKEN. APPROX 0.5 HOURS AFTER TAKEOFF, ENROUTE FOR CROSS COUNTRY, THE NR 1 ENGINE FIRE (T) HANDLE ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. HANDLE WAS PULLED TO FIRE NR 1 ENGINE MAIN FIR

## 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 DEN77FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA005), Oct 17, 1976: Bell B-212 (N398EH), Casper, WY, substantial 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 19761017042139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761017042139A), Oct 17, 1976: Bell 212 (N398EH), Casper, WY, Substantial damage. Inadvertant and/or unrecognized rotor system over speed. No.4 tail rotor drive shft crit. Spd. Low

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