# N46942: 1963 Bell UH-1B, registration cancelled 2014-10-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 9, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell UH-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1b) (registry code 1181410)
- Engine: [Lycoming T-55 SER TS](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-55-ser-ts) (registry code 41555)
- Serial number: 63-8521
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control, forest, other, aerial surveying, patrolling, weather control
- Airworthiness date: September 22, 1980
- Certificate issued: February 6, 1996
- Last registry action: February 19, 2008
- Mode S code: A5BE09
- Owner when cancelled: [Precision Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRECISION%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Selma, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Selma)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.4963° N, 87.0574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36701, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46942
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=46942
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46942-2014-10-09

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 DEN81FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA029), May 1, 1981: Bell UH-1B (N46942), Williston, ND, destroyed, 8 fatal

## 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 19810501021029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810501021029A), May 1, 1981: Bell UH1B (N46942), Williston, ND, Destroyed, 7 fatal. Engine failed while flying close to trees en route. Impacted hillside. Auto and improper jet fuel. FAR 133 aircraft

## Other aircraft with N46942

- [Cancelled 1955-02-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46942-1955-02-02): Boeing A75N1, S/N 75-2105. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Hanke Sherman W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HANKE%20SHERMAN%20W), [Summerfield, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Summerfield)

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