# N486SA: 1962 Bell UH-1B, registration cancelled 2019-03-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 20, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell UH-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1b) (registry code 1181410)
- Engine: [Lycoming T-53 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (registry code 41549)
- Serial number: 62-4583
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, showing compliance
- Airworthiness date: May 4, 1994
- Certificate issued: November 15, 1994
- Last registry action: July 1, 2015
- Mode S code: A60074
- Owner when cancelled: [Spyres Peter J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPYRES%20PETER%20J)
- Location: [Arbuckle, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Arbuckle)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0004° N, 122.0742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95912, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N486SA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=486SA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N486SA-2019-03-20

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 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 WPR16LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA104), May 7, 2016: Bell UH 1B (N486SA), Maxwell, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A reduction in available engine power during takeoff due to a stuck hot air valve, which resulted in low rotor rpm and a forced landing. Contributing to the accident was the lack of dry film…

## Other aircraft with N486SA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N486SA): Shield Ai V-BAT, S/N VB-200036

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