# N70410: Bell UH-1L, registration cancelled 2013-09-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 19, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell UH-1L](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1l) (registry code 1181401)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H4NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H4NM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 157855
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: July 18, 1995
- Last registry action: July 17, 2007
- Mode S code: A965FE
- Owner when cancelled: [Mountain West Helicopters L L C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOUNTAIN%20WEST%20HELICOPTERS%20L%20L%20C)
- Location: [Provo, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Provo)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.2272° N, 111.6958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84601, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70410
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=70410
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70410-2013-09-19

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 UH-1L: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1l.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 95ZZZX6242](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6242), Sep 18, 1995: IMPELLER. FAILED. DURING ENGINE OPERATION, CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR IMPELLER FAILED CAUSING UNCONTAINED PARTS EXITING FROM ENGINE COMPRESSOR SPOOL CORE DURING FLIGHT. THIS UNCONTAI

## 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 SEA95LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA221), Sep 18, 1995: Bell UH-1L (N70410), Grace, ID, destroyed. Probable cause: the fatigue failure of the centrifugal impeller and the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing. Factors contributing to the accident were: the lack of required compliance with the FAA…

## 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 19950918029149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950918029149A), Sep 18, 1995: Bell UH1L (N70410), Grace, ID, Destroyed. Explosion and flames from tailpipe while lifting logs. Dropped load. Autorotated to hard landing. Impeller ejected.

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