# N8144M: 1975 Bell 212, registration cancelled 2005-02-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 7, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell 212](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-212) (registry code 1181420)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6-series) (registry code 52033)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H4SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H4SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 30706
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: July 24, 1995
- Certificate issued: November 29, 2001
- Last registry action: December 21, 2004
- Mode S code: AB1B28
- Owner when cancelled: [Baker Felton M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAKER%20FELTON%20M)
- Location: [Friendswood, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Friendswood)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.5111° N, 95.1930° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77546, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8144M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8144M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8144M-2005-02-07

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 MIA00FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00FA030), Nov 27, 1999: Bell 212 (N8144M), Philadelphia, MS, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot and company maintenance personnel during preflight and periodic inspections to identify the signs of fretting and looseness in the "red" main rotor blade pitch change horn to…

## 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 19991127033769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991127033769A), Nov 27, 1999: Bell 212 (N8144M), Philadelphia, MS, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (.19) On November 27, 1999, about 1445 central standard time, a Bell 212, N8144M, registered to houston helicopters, inc., crashed near Philadelphia,…

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