# N412SM: Bell 412, registration cancelled 2001-09-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 11, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 412](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-412) (registry code 1182202)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H4SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H4SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 33197
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: October 5, 2000
- Last registry action: October 5, 2000
- Mode S code: A4DD2A
- Owner when cancelled: [St Marys Hospital & Medical Center Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ST%20MARYS%20HOSPITAL%20%26%20MEDICAL%20CENTER%20INC)
- Location: [Grand Junction, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Grand%20Junction)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0718° N, 108.5460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81501, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N412SM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=412SM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N412SM-2001-09-11

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 412: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-412.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 DEN01FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01FA058), Feb 28, 2001: Bell 412SP (N412SM), Grand Junction, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain rotor speed during an intentional autorotation, which resulted in a loss of control.

## 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 20010228004029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010228004029A), Feb 28, 2001: Bell 412 (N412SM), Grand Junction, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The pilot was asked to perform an autorotation RPM check. He departed the helipad and transitional to an area normally used for practice manuevers about…

## Other aircraft with N412SM

- [Cancelled 2020-08-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N412SM-2020-08-25): Bell 412EP, S/N 36213, built 1998. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Kenmore Crew Leasing Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KENMORE%20CREW%20LEASING%20INC%20TRUSTEE), [Bellingham, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Bellingham)

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