# N409SB: 1990 Bell Helicopter Textron 214ST, registration cancelled 2015-06-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 25, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron 214ST](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-214st) (registry code 1182126)
- Engine: [GE CT7 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-series) (registry code 30030)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H10SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H10SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28199
- Year built: 1990
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: 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](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20HELICOPTER%20TEXTRON%20INC)
- Location: [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N409SB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=409SB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N409SB-2015-06-25

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 Helicopter Textron 214ST: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-214st.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 CEN12LA525](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA525), Aug 7, 2012: Bell 214ST (N409SB), Avalon, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance 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…

## 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 20120807018389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120807018389A), Aug 7, 2012: Bell 214ST (N409SB), Avalon, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft 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…

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