# N711GH: 2009 Bell UH-1H, registration cancelled 2020-10-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 17, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 65-10027
- Year built: 2009
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control, forest, other
- Airworthiness date: July 20, 2011
- Certificate issued: February 9, 2009
- Last registry action: February 12, 2019
- Mode S code: A98062
- Owner when cancelled: [Guardian Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GUARDIAN%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Van Nuys, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Van%20Nuys)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1975° N, 118.4890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91406, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N711GH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=711GH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711GH-2020-10-17

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 WPR20LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA280), Aug 19, 2020: Arrow-Falcon Exporters UH-1H (N711GH), Coalinga, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s inability to maintain control of the helicopter due to a hydraulic system failure for reasons that could not be fully determined due to the thermal destruction from the postimpact fire.

## 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 20200819012939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200819012939A), Aug 19, 2020: Bell UH-1H (N711GH), Coalinga, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On Wednesday, August 19, 2019, at 1015 PDT, a Bell UH-1H operated by Guardian helicopters, inc. was performing firefighting activities and working an active…

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