# N911CD: 1963 Bell UH-1B, registration cancelled 2014-11-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 24, 2014
- 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: 62-4603
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, showing compliance
- Airworthiness date: June 9, 1980
- Certificate issued: December 21, 2005
- Last registry action: December 16, 2008
- Mode S code: AC9A98
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Charles R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20CHARLES%20R)
- Location: [Coos Bay, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Coos%20Bay)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.3216° N, 124.1132° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97420, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N911CD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=911CD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N911CD-2014-11-24

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 DEN80FTA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTA21), Sep 1, 1980: Bell UH-1B (N911CD), Red Lodge, MT, substantial damage

## 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 19800901039029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800901039029A), Sep 1, 1980: Bell UH1B (N911CD), Red Lodge, MT, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted liftoff at high weight for density altitude. Unable to clear terrain.

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