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N409SB

Cancelled 2015

Deregistered aircraft · 1990 Bell Helicopter Textron 214ST · GE CT7 series

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Cancelled: June 25, 2015
Status when cancelled: Valid registration
Serial number: 28199
Year built: 1990
Type: Rotorcraft
Engine: Turbo-shaft
Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
Airworthiness date: July 31, 2012
Certificate issued: April 13, 2010
Last registry action: February 18, 2014
Mode S code: A4CFA2
Owner when cancelled: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Owner type: Corporation

Airframe modelBell Helicopter Textron 214STTCDS H10SW · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelGE CT7 seriesTurbo-shaft

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners’ street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N409SB and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB CEN12LA525Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAvalon, TXMaintenance personnel’s failure to properly torque the retaining nut and install the cotter pin that secured the helicopter’s tail rotor counterweight bellcrank. Contributing to the accident was the lack of detailed maintenance records that documented…Aug 7, 2012 · Substantial damage

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N409SB and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 20120807018389ACruise/Level Flight · Avalon, TXAircraft N409SB departed kgky on a flight test plan for a new rotor system to be installed in the Bell 525. The aircraft was on it's 3rd flight test. They increased speed to 120 KIAS and had just completed a 20 degree turn. A loud bang and associated yaw…Aug 7, 2012 · Substantial damage