# N417MA: 1984 Bell 222U, registration cancelled 2003-02-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 25, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 47527
- Year built: 1984
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: September 5, 1997
- Certificate issued: January 6, 2000
- Last registry action: November 6, 2002
- Mode S code: A4EF35
- Owner when cancelled: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7558° N, 111.8843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84111, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N417MA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=417MA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N417MA-2003-02-25

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 222U: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222u.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 LAX02FA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA276), Sep 7, 2002: Bell 222U (N417MA), Nipton, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The main rotor blade separation while maneuvering for unknown reasons. A factor was the dark night condition.

## 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 20020907023209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020907023209A), Sep 7, 2002: Bell 222U (N417MA), Nipton, NV, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-23) On 9-7-2002, at approximately 04:01 a.m., mercy air ambulance N417MA departed the pahrump, Nevada hospital enroute to a traffic accident located on I-15…

## Other aircraft with N417MA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N417MA): Piper PA 46-350P, S/N 4636415, built 2007

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