# N68HJ: Bell 205A-1, registration cancelled 1996-05-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 24, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell 205A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-205a-1) (registry code 1181414)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 30154
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 12, 1989
- Last registry action: September 20, 1995
- Mode S code: A90196
- Owner when cancelled: [Heli-Jet Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELI-JET%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Eugene, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Eugene)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.0477° N, 123.2309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97402, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68HJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68HJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68HJ-1996-05-24

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 205A-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-205a-1.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 ATL96LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA068), Mar 21, 1996: Bell 205A-1 (N68HJ), Grove Hill, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: fatigue failure of the vertical fin forward spar in an area that was not accessible to inspection. A factor relating to the accident was: guidance for inspection of the area (where the fatigue…

## 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 19960321007459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960321007459A), Mar 21, 1996: Bell 205A1 (N68HJ), Grove Hill, AL, Destroyed. Loud bang as long line bucket fertilizer lifted. Began spin. Impacted tail first. Vertical tail fin had broken off.

## Other aircraft with N68HJ

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68HJ): Harry Deloach DELO/JOHNS RV-7, S/N 74288

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