# N8530B: 1979 Bell 212, registration cancelled 2006-02-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 9, 2006
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 212](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-212) (registry code 1181420)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6t-3) (registry code 52102)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H4SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H4SW), [TCDS E22EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E22EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 30702
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: July 13, 2004
- Certificate issued: January 10, 2006
- Last registry action: January 10, 2006
- Mode S code: ABB4D7
- Owner when cancelled: [Wilcox Warren](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILCOX%20WARREN)
- Location: [Missoula, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Missoula)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.9040° N, 113.9193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59802, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8530B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8530B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8530B-2006-02-09

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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

## Service difficulty reports (14)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR LSI2002F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LSI2002F00000), Feb 4, 2002: FILTER. FAILED. DURING MAINTENANCE OF THE ENGINE FUEL CONTROL AIR SUPPLY SYSTEM, THE P3 WAS REMOVED FOR INSPECTION AND FOUND TO BE IN TWO PIECES. THE METAL END CAPS ARE NORMALL
- [SDR LS1R076934](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LS1R076934), Oct 31, 2001: INDICATOR. INOPERATIVE. ARTIFICIAL HORIZON WILL NOT COME ON LINE.
- [SDR LS1R076931](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LS1R076931), Oct 31, 2001: INDICATOR. INTERMITTENT. INTERMITTENT.
- [SDR LS1R074928](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LS1R074928), Jul 20, 2001: BELLCRANK. WORN. PART IS WORN EXCESSIVELY.
- [SDR 99ZZZX3860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX3860), Sep 8, 1999: TUBE. CORRODED. RUSTED THROUGH TUBING. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 99ZZZX3536](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX3536), Aug 31, 1999: PUMP. MALFUNCTIONED. WITH SUFFICIENT FUEL AND CURRENT TO PUMP, NO FUEL PRESSURE WAS CREATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 99ZZZX3535](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX3535), Aug 31, 1999: INDICATOR. INPERATIVE. THE NUMBER TWO NEEDLE DOES NOT OPERATE WHEN ENGINE IS RUNNING. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 99ZZZX3283](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX3283), Jul 31, 1999: BEARING. LOOSE. UPPER BEARING LOOSE IN DAMPER. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 99ZZZX1703](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX1703), Apr 5, 1999: AIR FILTER. CLOGGED. AIR FILTER CLOGGED. LOW AIR FLOW. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 99ZZZX1535](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX1535), Mar 22, 1999: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. BATTERY WEAK. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 99ZZZX1251](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX1251), Feb 18, 1999: YOKE. WORN. BEARING JOURNALS WORN. FOUND AT 1,600 HOUR INSPECTION. REPLACED.
- [SDR 98ZZZX3705](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3705), Sep 14, 1998: CAP ASSEMBLY. WORN. CAP ASSEMBLY WORN BEYOND LIMITS. REPLACED TWO EACH.
- [SDR 98ZZZX3662](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3662), Sep 14, 1998: CAP ASSY. WORN. CAP ASSY WORN BEYOND LIMITS. REPLACED.
- [SDR 98ZZZX3635](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3635), Sep 9, 1998: INDICATOR. FAILED. NR 2 TRIPLE TORQUE CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPS WHEN POWER APPLIED. SAME PROBLEM IN DIFFERENT INSTALLATIONS. REMOVED AND REPLACED.

## 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 19820314011609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820314011609I), Mar 14, 1982: Bell 212 (N8530B), Houston, TX. Mechanical hook malfunction caused release of sling load. Microwave disc antenna dropped to roof.

## Other aircraft with N8530B

- [Cancelled 1964-03-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8530B-1964-03-09): Cessna 172, S/N 36230. Owner: [George H Perry DBA Narragansett Airways](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEORGE%20H%20PERRY%20DBA%20NARRAGANSETT%20AIRWAYS), [Fall River, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Fall%20River)

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