# N415B: 1974 Bell 212, registration cancelled 2013-04-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 23, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 212](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-212) (registry code 1181420)
- Engine: [U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (registry code 61502)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H4SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H4SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 30613
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 21, 1974
- Certificate issued: September 10, 1998
- Last registry action: October 15, 2001
- Mode S code: A4E6CC
- Owners when cancelled: [Aviation International Rotors Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIATION%20INTERNATIONAL%20ROTORS%20INC%20DBA), [A I R Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/A%20I%20R%20INC)
- Location: [Ketchikan, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Ketchikan)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 55.7014° N, 131.3298° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99901, within about 25 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N415B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=415B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N415B-2013-04-23

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 212: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-212.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 LAX00FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA130), Mar 19, 2000: Bell 212 (N415B), Snelling, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the in-flight separation of the main rotor mast while in cruise flight following a mast bumping event. The reason for the mast bumping event was not determined.

## 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 20000319009389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000319009389A), Mar 19, 2000: Bell 212 (N415B), Snelling, CA, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23) The aircraft was on a FAR 91 repositioning ferry flight from apple valley, CA. To sacramento, CA. As the second aircraft in a flight of 2 helicopters.…

## Other aircraft with N415B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N415B): Gulfstream Aerospace GV-SP (G550), S/N 5312, built 2011
- [Cancelled 1992-01-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N415B-1992-01-30): Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D, S/N 911083D. Owner: [R R Flight Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/R%20R%20FLIGHT%20SERVICES%20INC), [Stuart, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Stuart)
- [Cancelled 1970-11-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N415B-1970-11-23): Beech 35, S/N D-1421, built 1961. Owner: [Alta Flying Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALTA%20FLYING%20CLUB), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

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