# N72AL: Bell 212, registration cancelled 1994-03-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 18, 1994
- Exported to: Canada
- 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: 30672
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: March 28, 1985
- Last registry action: April 17, 1991
- Mode S code: A9A13E
- 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
- Owner's area on the map: 30.2241° N, 92.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72AL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72AL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72AL-1994-03-18

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

## 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.

- [Incident 19870605046779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870605046779I), Jun 5, 1987: Bell 212 (N72AL), Amelia, LA. Engine overspeed during attempt to go to idle. Found fuel control bleed ports contained flaky corrosion deposits.

## Other aircraft with N72AL

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72AL): Beech D55, S/N TE-584, built 1968

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