# N873HL: 1978 Bell 212, registration cancelled 2024-01-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 15, 2024
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 30873
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: March 19, 1999
- Certificate issued: February 23, 2015
- Last registry action: April 21, 2023
- Mode S code: AC0235
- Owners when cancelled: [Rogers Robin M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROGERS%20ROBIN%20M), [Rogers La Vergne M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROGERS%20LA%20VERGNE%20M)
- Location: [Fresno, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fresno)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 36.7517° N, 119.6912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93727, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N873HL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=873HL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N873HL-2024-01-15

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (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 WPR23LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA338), Sep 10, 2023: Bell 212 (N873HL), Balch Camp, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate performance planning for the operation that resulted in an excessive gross weight for the operating conditions, leading to a loss of altitude during maneuvering and contact…
- [NTSB LAX06TA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06TA284), Sep 4, 2006: Bell 212 (N873HL), Happy Camp, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of compressor second stage stator vane for undetermined reasons while maneuvering.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20230909010609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230909010609A), Sep 9, 2023: Bell 212 (N873HL), Balch Camp, CA, Destroyed. While slowing the aircraft to do firefighting water drop operations, at approximately 100 ft AGL, due to unknown reasons, the aircraft settled and the main…
- [Incident 20060904027729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060904027729I), Sep 4, 2006: Bell 212 (N873HL), Happy Camp, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) After takeoff with an external load the pilot smelled what he believed at the time to be something burning. As the smell worsened, he then received a #2…

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