# N8030: Bell 206A, registration cancelled 1983-02-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 8, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (registry code 1181508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 299
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: September 10, 1979
- Mode S code: AAEF5A
- Owner when cancelled: [Blain Gerhart](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLAIN%20GERHART)
- Location: [Billings, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Billings)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8030
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8030-1983-02-08

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 206A: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 DEN80FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA059), Aug 30, 1980: Bell 206A/B (N8030), Red Lodge, MT, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB NYC73DGM21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DGM21), Mar 22, 1973: Bell 206A (N8030), Rimersburg, PA, 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 19800830039039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800830039039A), Aug 30, 1980: Bell 206A (N8030), Red Lodge, MT, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Lost control of helicopter in hover over a lake when windshield fogged up. Spun into lake. No flotation equipment.
- [Accident 19730322004689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730322004689A), Mar 22, 1973: Bell 206A (N8030), Rimersburg, PA, Substantial damage. Afct struck ground hard tail first. Owner requested pilot to demonstrate autorotation dscnt.

## Other aircraft with N8030

- [Cancelled 1930-05-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8030-1930-05-21): Fokker SUPER UNIVERSAL, S/N 816, built 1928. Owner: [S A T Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/S%20A%20T%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)

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