# N869W: 1968 Bell UH-1H, registration cancelled 2018-01-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 29, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell UH-1H](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1h) (registry code 1181407)
- Engine: [Lycoming T-53 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (registry code 41549)
- Serial number: 68-15530
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control, other
- Airworthiness date: September 19, 1997
- Certificate issued: December 16, 2009
- Last registry action: December 16, 2009
- Mode S code: ABF23A
- Owner when cancelled: [Select Turbines & Components Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SELECT%20TURBINES%20%26%20COMPONENTS%20INC)
- Location: [Hamilton, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Hamilton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 46.1667° N, 114.1051° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59840, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N869W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=869W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N869W-2018-01-29

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-1H: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1h.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 SEA98FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98FA104), Jun 18, 1998: Garlick UH-1H (N869W), Couer D'Alene, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fatigue failure of a reduction drive planetary gear. Factors include an unapproved part and plating process, and uneven terrain at the emergency landing site.

## 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 19980618014279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980618014279A), Jun 18, 1998: Bell UH1H (N869W), Coeur D Alene, ID, Substantial damage. Internal failure of the reduction gear box and no continuity between N2 and the powre trubine. Awaiting on teardown. (.4)the pilot stated that he heard a loud…

## Other aircraft with N869W

- [Cancelled 1932-09-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N869W-1932-09-07): Aeromarine-Klemm L-26-A, S/N 4-80, built 1930. Owner: [Smith Lester](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20LESTER), [Stanhope, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Stanhope)

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