# N65212: Bell TH-13T, registration cancelled 1991-06-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 25, 1991
- Exported to: South Africa
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell TH-13T](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-th-13t) (registry code 1180813)
- Serial number: 3613
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: September 6, 1990
- Last registry action: September 10, 1990
- Mode S code: A896BE
- Owner when cancelled: [Tampa Bay Helicopters](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAMPA%20BAY%20HELICOPTERS)
- Location: [Clearwater, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Clearwater)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.9794° N, 82.7713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, FL, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65212
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65212
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65212-1991-06-25

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 TH-13T: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-th-13t.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 MIA89LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA202), Jul 20, 1989: Bell TH-13T (N65212), Jay, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE POWER LINE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: LIGHT CONDITIONS AT DUSK, TRANSMISSION (POWER) LINES, AND THE PILOT'S…

## 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 19890719023759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890719023759A), Jul 19, 1989: Bell TH13T (N65212), Jay, FL, Substantial damage. Struck powerlines and crashed while spraying chemicals on a cotten field.

## Other aircraft with N65212

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65212-undated): Cessna UC-78B, S/N 6304   (43-32366). Owner: [Royce T Bownds](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROYCE%20T%20BOWNDS), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)

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