# N87966: 1964 Bell UH-1B, registration cancelled 2013-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell UH-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1b) (registry code 1181410)
- Engine: [Lycoming T-53 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (registry code 41552)
- Serial number: 64-13968
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Restricted, patrolling
- Airworthiness date: March 30, 1983
- Certificate issued: March 30, 1989
- Last registry action: January 15, 2008
- Mode S code: AC1B0E
- Owner when cancelled: [Monarch Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MONARCH%20LEASING%20INC)
- Location: [Kirkland, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Kirkland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.7158° N, 122.2137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98034, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87966
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=87966
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87966-2013-05-15

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 ANC91LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA058), May 21, 1991: Bell UH-1B (N87966), Dog Fish Bay, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S EXCEEDING THE GROSS WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY COMPANY MANAGEMENT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE HIGH VEGETATION.

## 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 19910521016719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910521016719A), May 21, 1991: Bell UH1B (N87966), Dog Fish Bay, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Ground crewman choker setter hooked long line to log 1600 lbs over gross. Ripped out helicopter belly causing crash

## Other aircraft with N87966

- [Cancelled 1947-07-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87966-1947-07-10): Piper J3C-65, S/N 15584. Owner: [Werling Harvey](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WERLING%20HARVEY), [Butler, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Butler)

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