# N8540F: Bell 204-B, registration cancelled 1968-04-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 24, 1968
- Exported to: Colombia
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 204-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-204-b) (registry code 1181404)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2033
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: November 27, 1965
- Mode S code: ABB892
- Owner when cancelled: [Petroleum Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETROLEUM%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [New Orleans, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/New%20Orleans)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8540F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8540F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8540F-1968-04-24

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 204-B: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-204-b.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 FTW68A0070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0070), Jan 10, 1968: Bell 204-B (N8540F), Galveston, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67A0065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0065), Dec 18, 1966: Bell 204-B (N8540F), Morgan City, LA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N8540F

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8540F): Piper PA-32R-300, S/N 32R-7780108, built 1976

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