# N431UM: Bell 430, registration cancelled 2013-12-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 19, 2013
- Exported to: Ecuador
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 430](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-430) (registry code 1182150)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 49040
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: February 1, 2012
- Last registry action: February 1, 2012
- Mode S code: A528A3
- Owners when cancelled: [U S Bank Na](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/U%20S%20BANK%20NA), [U S Bank Equipment Finance Division](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/U%20S%20BANK%20EQUIPMENT%20FINANCE%20DIVISION)
- Location: [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.4403° N, 122.7766° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97223, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N431UM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=431UM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N431UM-2013-12-19

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 430: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-430.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR BAQ2005F00003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BAQ2005F00003), Nov 18, 2005: YOKE. CRACKED. MAIN ROTOR YOKE ASSY FOUND CRACKED WHILE COMPLYING WITH REQUIRED INSP WHENEVER MAIN ROTOR BLADES ARE REMOVED. (K)

## 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 CHI03LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA084), Mar 17, 2003: Bell 430 (N431UM), Highland, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance to the roadway sign. Contributing factors were the failure of the tail rotor gearbox, the roadway sign and the low lighting conditions (night).

## 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 20030316004139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030316004139A), Mar 16, 2003: Bell 430 (N431UM), Hartland Twnshp, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was repositioning helicopter during hours of darkness. He saw two highway delineators, but failed to see the third one, because the reflector was…

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