# N90230: 1976 Bell 205A-1, registration cancelled 2007-03-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 12, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 205A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-205a-1) (registry code 1181414)
- Engine: [Lycoming T-53 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (registry code 41552)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 30221
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: March 12, 1976
- Certificate issued: February 17, 2004
- Last registry action: July 27, 2005
- Mode S code: AC7974
- Owner when cancelled: [Edwards & Associates Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EDWARDS%20%26%20ASSOCIATES%20INC)
- Location: [Bristol, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Bristol)
- Physical address: [Piney Flats, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Piney%20Flats)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.5951° N, 82.1887° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bristol, TN, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90230
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=90230
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90230-2007-03-12

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 205A-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-205a-1.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 LAX98GA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98GA127), Mar 23, 1998: Bell 205A-1 (N90230), Los Angeles, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: An excessive bending load applied to the tail rotor blade assembly of an undetermined origin which produced a fatigue crack, the separation of the assembly, and a forced landing. Factors were the…

## 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 19980323004139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980323004139A), Mar 23, 1998: Bell 205A1 (N90230), Los Angeles, CA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Lost tail rotor gear box and tail rotor enroute. Crash landed in autorotation. Found fatigue cracking problem. (.4) during an air ambulance flight in the…

## Other aircraft with N90230

- [Cancelled 2010-10-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90230-2010-10-19): Cessna 182T, S/N 18282236. Exported to Indonesia. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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