# N78EC: 1971 Bell 205A-1, registration cancelled 2024-04-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 1, 2024
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Bell 205A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-205a-1) (registry code 1181414)
- Engine: [Honeywell T5317A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-t5317a) (registry code 33858)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1SW), [TCDS E17EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E17EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 30096
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: July 26, 2017
- Last registry action: March 15, 2024
- Mode S code: AA8E94
- Location: Calgaryab, Canada
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78EC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78EC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78EC-2024-04-01

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 205A-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-205a-1.md

## Other aircraft with N78EC

- [Cancelled 2012-05-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78EC-2012-05-07): Cessna 320E, S/N 320E-0090, built 1967. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Willoughby Robert J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLOUGHBY%20ROBERT%20J), [Parker, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Parker)

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