# N70AM: 1989 Bell 412, registration cancelled 2014-12-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 3, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 412](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-412) (registry code 1182202)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6t-3-series) (registry code 52103)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H4SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H4SW), [TCDS E22EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E22EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 33206
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
- Airworthiness date: March 29, 1990
- Certificate issued: February 7, 1991
- Last registry action: March 18, 2008
- Mode S code: A95241
- Owner when cancelled: [Textron Financial Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEXTRON%20FINANCIAL%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.6870° N, 97.3349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67202, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70AM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=70AM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70AM-2014-12-03

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 412: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-412.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 BFO94FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94FA071), Apr 22, 1994: Bell 412/SP (N70AM), Bluefield, VA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO INTERCEPT THE FINAL APPROACH COURSE, AND HIS IMPROPER EXECUTION OF THE INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE WEATHER CONDITIONS,…

## 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 19940422009029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940422009029A), Apr 22, 1994: Bell 412 (N70AM), Bluefield, WV, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Impacted 150 yards below mountain top on ILS approach in dense fog. No mechanical defects found. Below glide slope.

## Other aircraft with N70AM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70AM): Textron 525C, S/N 525C0469, built 2025

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