# N846MC: Bell UH-1B, registration cancelled 1997-03-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 21, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell UH-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1b) (registry code 1181410)
- Serial number: 603567
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: July 9, 1988
- Last registry action: June 19, 1996
- Mode S code: AB9739
- Owner when cancelled: [Agrotors Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AGROTORS%20INC)
- Location: [Gettysburg, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Gettysburg)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8263° N, 77.2276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 17325, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N846MC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=846MC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N846MC-1997-03-21

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 UH-1B: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1b.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 ATL97LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA002), Oct 12, 1996: Bell UH-IB (N846MC), Bennettsville, SC, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power due to an inadequate supply of usable fuel. A factor relating to the accident was: an inoperative…

## 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 19961012032179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961012032179A), Oct 12, 1996: Bell UH1B (N846MC), Bennettsville, SC, Destroyed. Collided with ground during ag ops. Fuel pump inop. Fuel starvation. Tail rotor hit, then nose hit a stump. (-23) aircraft was reportedly applying chemicals…

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