# N896W: 1963 Bell UH-1B, registration cancelled 2017-06-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 19, 2017
- 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 41549)
- Serial number: 62-4576
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control, forest
- Airworthiness date: June 28, 1990
- Certificate issued: August 15, 2007
- Last registry action: August 15, 2007
- Mode S code: AC5D92
- Owner when cancelled: [Pacific Aeromotive Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PACIFIC%20AEROMOTIVE%20CORP)
- Location: [Erie, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Erie)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0541° N, 105.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80516, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N896W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=896W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N896W-2017-06-19

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-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 SEA97FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97FA196), Aug 27, 1997: Southern Aero UH-1B (N896W), Skykomish, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A fatigue fracture in the main rotor mast, which resulted in an in flight separation of the main rotor from the helicopter. Contributing to the accident was insufficient Federal Aviation…

## 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 19970827024179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970827024179A), Aug 27, 1997: Bell UH1B (N896W), Skykomish, WA, No damage, 1 fatal. Helicopter crashed during logging operation.

## Other aircraft with N896W

- [Cancelled 1936-02-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N896W-1936-02-24): Sikorsky S-39-B, S/N 906. Owner: [Young George W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YOUNG%20GEORGE%20W), [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)

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