# N88987: 1961 Bell UH-1B, registration cancelled 2013-05-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 17, 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: 61-0724
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing
- Airworthiness date: September 26, 1980
- Certificate issued: July 17, 1986
- Last registry action: December 2, 1989
- Mode S code: AC42D4
- Owner when cancelled: [Pacific Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PACIFIC%20HELICOPTERS%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/N88987
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88987
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88987-2013-05-17

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 ATL87LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA121), Apr 21, 1987: Bell UH-1B (N88987), Bay Minette, AL, destroyed

## 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 19870421061429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870421061429A), Apr 21, 1987: Bell UH1B (N88987), Bay Minette, GA, Destroyed. The helicopter lost engine power during hover, landed in a marsh and rolled over. Turbine compressor had failed.

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