# N5088J: Bell UH-1L, registration cancelled 2013-07-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 15, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell UH-1L](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1l) (registry code 1181401)
- Engine: [Lycoming T53-L-13](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t53-l-13) (registry code 41551)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H4NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H4NM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 154956
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, showing compliance
- Airworthiness date: May 19, 1988
- Certificate issued: September 15, 1994
- Last registry action: February 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A65B21
- Owner when cancelled: [Garlick Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GARLICK%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Hamilton, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Hamilton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 46.1667° N, 114.1051° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59840, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5088J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5088J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5088J-2013-07-15

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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-1L: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1l.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 LAX95LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA030), Nov 1, 1994: Bell UH-1E (N5088J), Willits, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: that the pilot misjudged the distance between the helicopter and the trees.

## 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 19941031048179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941031048179A), Oct 31, 1994: Bell UH1E (N5088J), Willits, CA, Substantial damage. Dropped log. Began climbout. Tailrotor gear box hit a tree. Autorotated to hard landing.

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