# N402MA: 1985 Bell 222U, registration cancelled 2009-02-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 3, 2009
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- 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: 47540
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: May 16, 1998
- Last registry action: January 29, 2009
- Mode S code: A4B523
- Location: [Englewood, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Englewood)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5732° N, 104.8649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80112, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N402MA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=402MA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N402MA-2009-02-03

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

## Service difficulty reports (2)

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

- [SDR QML2008F00016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QML2008F00016), Oct 16, 2008: BRAKE. OUT OF ADJUST. ON REPOSITION FLIGHT, APPROX 6 MILES FROM LANDING, ROTOR BREAK AND MASTER CAUTION ILLUMINATED. THIS IS A LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE EVENT. CONSULTED THE CHECKLIST
- [SDR 47540060306](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/47540060306), Jun 3, 2006: TUBE. CRACKED. ONE OF THE AIR LINES THAT RUNS FROM THE FUEL CONTROL TO THE OVERSPEED SOLENOID CRACKED AT A FLARE, CAUSING ENGINE TO DECEL.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 20081201853919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081201853919I), Dec 1, 2008: Bell 222U (N402MA), Victorville, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot statement read as follows: while on takeoff for fuel burn flight to get the aircraft down to mission weight, pilot side door started rattling,…
- [Incident 19930131008259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930131008259I), Jan 31, 1993: Bell 412 (N402MA), Chino, CA, Minor damage. Encountered an electrical powerline on climbout. Precautionary landing. Patients transferred to another helicopter.

## Other aircraft with N402MA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N402MA): Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407, S/N 53834, built 2008

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