# N68AL: Bell Helicopter Textron 212, registration cancelled 1985-07-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 8, 1985
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron 212](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-212) (registry code 1182153)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H4SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H4SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 30811
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: July 8, 1985
- Mode S code: A900E9
- Owner when cancelled: [Warrior Petroleum Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARRIOR%20PETROLEUM%20INC)
- Location: [Lindale, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Lindale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68AL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68AL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68AL-1985-07-08

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 Helicopter Textron 212: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-212.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 FTW80DA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DA084), Jun 8, 1980: Bell 212 (N68AL), Intracstl City, LA, no damage, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 19811017077579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811017077579I), Oct 17, 1981: Bell 212 (N68AL), Patterson, LA, Minor damage. Engine cowling inspection door came off on takeoff because it was not properly fastened. Pilot returned to pad.
- [Accident 19800608019609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800608019609A), Jun 8, 1980: Bell 212 (N68AL), Intracoastal Ci, LA, 1 fatal. Passenger deplaned, then walked into tail rotor. Pilot in aircraft waiting for cool down engine prior to shutdown.

## Other aircraft with N68AL

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68AL): Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV, S/N 1198, built 1992
- [Cancelled 2007-05-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68AL-2007-05-29): Aerospatiale SA315B, S/N 2392. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Letcher LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LETCHER%20LLC), [Marylhurst, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Marylhurst)

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