# N480AS: Bell 205A-1, registration cancelled 1981-05-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 6, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 205A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-205a-1) (registry code 1181414)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 30156
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 24, 1977
- Mode S code: A5E8AA
- Owner when cancelled: [Sea Airmotive Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEA%20AIRMOTIVE%20INC)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N480AS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=480AS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N480AS-1981-05-06

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 205A-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-205a-1.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 UNK78X0132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK78X0132), Aug 18, 1978: Bell 205A (N480AS), Dennison, Canada, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N480AS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N480AS): Beech A35, S/N D-2124, built 1949
- [Cancelled 2016-05-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N480AS-2016-05-27): Dorrell Donald E AMERICAN SPIRIT XL, S/N 48, built 1995. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)

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