# N41870: 1965 Bell UH-1B, registration cancelled 2007-09-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 18, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell UH-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1b) (registry code 1181410)
- Engine: [Lycoming T-53 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (registry code 41549)
- Serial number: 65-12853
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, showing compliance
- Airworthiness date: March 7, 1993
- Certificate issued: August 6, 1992
- Last registry action: August 21, 2007
- Mode S code: A4F53E
- Owner when cancelled: [Summit Sales And Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUMMIT%20SALES%20AND%20LEASING%20INC)
- Location: [Cloverdale, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Cloverdale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.3610° N, 79.9080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 24077, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41870
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=41870
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41870-2007-09-18

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 UH-1B: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1b.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 ATL94LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA180), Sep 29, 1994: Bell UH-1B (N41870), Ozark, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINES' MAIN BEARINGS BECAUSE OF A LACK OF LUBRICATION. A FACTOR WAS THE HEAVILY WOODED TERRAIN.

## 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 19940929035369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940929035369A), Sep 29, 1994: Bell UH1B (N41870), Ozark, AL, Substantial damage. Chip light on. Low rotor RPM. Autorotated to field but struck trees. Metal in gearbox. Bearing failure. Lacked lube

## Other aircraft with N41870

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41870): Noffs Bob A RV-12, S/N 120786, built 2021
- [Cancelled 1990-03-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41870-1990-03-12): Piper PA-28-151, S/N 287415343. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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