# N431MA: 1983 Bell 222U, registration cancelled 2013-06-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 11, 2013
- 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: 47504
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 17, 2003
- Certificate issued: March 24, 2010
- Last registry action: May 14, 2013
- Mode S code: A527E9
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Methods Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20METHODS%20CORP)
- Location: [Englewood, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Englewood)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5732° N, 104.8649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80112, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N431MA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=431MA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N431MA-2013-06-11

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 222U: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222u.md

## Service difficulty reports (6)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR QMLA2012121912193](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2012121912193), Dec 19, 2012: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. DURING 300HR AF INSPECTION, DISCOVERED A CRACK RUNNING FORE AND AFT ALMOST CENTERLINE BETWEEN THE HYD FILTER BRACKETS. AFTER A THOROUGH CLEANING, ADDITIONALLY F
- [SDR QMLA2011042511051](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2011042511051), Apr 25, 2011: B-NUT. LOOSE. PILOT NOTICED HYD FLUID LEAKING ON GROUND AND LT SIDE OF ACFT. MECHANIC ARRIVED AND SERVICED NR2 HYD SYS. PERFORMED GROUND RUN AND FOUND FLUID SQUIRTING FROM B-
- [SDR QMLA2010092210062](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2010092210062), Sep 22, 2010: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED MX, FOUND 2 STRUCTURAL CRACKS ALONG STA 270 BULKHEAD, BUTTLINE 8.5 LT, WATERLINE 81.6. CRACKS ORIGINATE FROM FASTENERS JOINING LT AFT NODAL BEA
- [SDR 47504123104](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/47504123104), Dec 31, 2004: SERVO. FAILED. SCENE FLIGHT FROM BASE 7 LAS VEGAS, NV TO JEAN, NV TO UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (UMC), LAS VEGAS, NV. APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SOUTH OF UMC, NR 1 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM L
- [SDR 047504123104](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/047504123104), Dec 31, 2004: SERVO. MALFUNCTIONED. NR 1 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LOST PRESSURE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED IN A OPEN FIELD AT VALLEY HOSPITAL WITH OUT INCIDENT. PATIENT WAS TRANSPORTED VIA AMBULANCE ACROSS 
- [SDR N431MA](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/N431MA), Feb 10, 2004: MOUNT. DEBONDED. ENROUTE TO THE HOSPITAL FOR PATIENT PICKUP. STRONG 2 PER REV VIBRATION EXPERIENCED. LANDED AT PSP AIRPORT. CONTACTED MAINTENANCE FOR REPAIRS. AFTER TROUBLESHOOT

## 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.

- [Incident 20111202028289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111202028289I), Dec 2, 2011: Bell 222U (N431MA), Baker, CA, Minor damage. N431MA and another EMS helicopter were dispatched to an automobile accident scene at night near interstate 15 and zzyzx road, about 6 miles south of Baker…

## Other aircraft with N431MA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N431MA): American Champion 8KCAB, S/N 1200-2022, built 2022
- [Cancelled 1998-04-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N431MA-1998-04-29): Boeing 707-321, S/N 17597. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Jet Power Inc Miami](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JET%20POWER%20INC%20MIAMI), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

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