# N71AL: Bell 212, registration cancelled 1986-06-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 13, 1986
- Exported to: United Arab Emirates
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 212](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-212) (registry code 1181420)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H4SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H4SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 30664
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: December 1, 1980
- Mode S code: A979BF
- Owner when cancelled: [Offshore Logistics Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OFFSHORE%20LOGISTICS%20INC)
- Location: [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71AL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71AL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71AL-1986-06-13

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 212: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-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 FTW80FRD16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRD16), Feb 18, 1980: Bell 212 (N71AL), Houma, LA, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Accident 19800218003369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800218003369A), Feb 18, 1980: Bell 212 (N71AL), Houma, LA, Substantial damage. Failure in tail rotor gear box during maintenance test flight. Hit ground during spin to right.
- [Incident 19781207022779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781207022779I), Dec 7, 1978: Bell 212 (N71AL), Patterson, LA. Loud bang during 50-foot hover. Pilot landed & secured engines. A section of the air inlet had been injested.

## Other aircraft with N71AL

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71AL): Learjet 31A, S/N 039
- [Cancelled 2000-04-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71AL-2000-04-05): Bell 212, S/N 30869. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Air Logistics Of Alaska Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20LOGISTICS%20OF%20ALASKA%20INC), [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)

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