# N427AL: Bell 427, registration cancelled 2012-10-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 18, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 427](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-427) (registry code 1182207)
- Data sheets: [TCDS R00001RC](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/R00001RC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 56018
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: September 18, 2007
- Last registry action: July 13, 2012
- Mode S code: A515AB
- Owner when cancelled: [Southern Aviation Systems LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHERN%20AVIATION%20SYSTEMS%20LLC)
- Location: [Lantana, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lantana)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.5762° N, 80.0722° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33462, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N427AL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=427AL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N427AL-2012-10-18

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 427: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-427.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 ERA12LA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA379), Jun 4, 2012: Bell 427 (N427AL), Indiantown, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inflight collision with birds, resulting in damage to the rotor head assembly and a subsequent forced landing and rollover.

## 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 20120604011249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120604011249A), Jun 4, 2012: Bell 427 (N427AL), Indiantown, FL, Substantial damage. N427AL appears to have struck a large bird in the helicopters rotor system at an altitude of approximately 800'. The pilot's reported that the helicopter…

## Other aircraft with N427AL

- [Cancelled 2002-06-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N427AL-2002-06-20): Bell 407, S/N 53107, built 1997. Exported to Nigeria. Owner: [Air Logistics LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20LOGISTICS%20LLC), [New Iberia, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/New%20Iberia)

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