# N658H: 2007 Bell UH-1H, registration cancelled 2020-05-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 29, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell UH-1H](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1h) (registry code 1181407)
- Engine: [Lycoming T53L-703](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t53l-703) (registry code 41557)
- Serial number: 67-17658
- Year built: 2007
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control, forest, other
- Airworthiness date: October 20, 2013
- Certificate issued: February 22, 2017
- Last registry action: February 22, 2017
- Mode S code: A8AB21
- Owner when cancelled: [Sapphire Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAPPHIRE%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7536° N, 95.6420° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77077, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N658H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=658H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N658H-2020-05-29

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-1H: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1h.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 CEN18FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA078), Jan 18, 2018: Bell UH-1H (N658H), Raton, NM, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude above mountainous terrain during cruise flight in dark night conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

## 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 20180117006579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180117006579A), Jan 17, 2018: Bell UH-1H (N658H), Raton, NM, Substantial damage, 5 fatal. On January 18, 2018, at 1800 MST, a Bell UH-1H, N658H, flying to a private ranch on the new Mexico - Colorado border impacted the top of a mesa while on a…

## Other aircraft with N658H

- [Cancelled 1978-06-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N658H-1978-06-07): Enstrom F-28C, S/N 387. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Air Cab Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20CAB%20INC), [West Palm Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/West%20Palm%20Beach)
- [Cancelled 1947-12-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N658H-1947-12-23): Travel Air 2000T, S/N 1206. Owner: [Backman Rodger J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BACKMAN%20RODGER%20J), [Rockford, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Rockford)

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