# N91281: 1963 Bell UH-1B, registration cancelled 2010-07-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 21, 2010
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 63-8535
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control, aerial surveying, forest, patrolling
- Airworthiness date: June 23, 1998
- Certificate issued: April 22, 1998
- Last registry action: May 18, 2010
- Mode S code: ACA1A3
- Owner when cancelled: [Colony Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLONY%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Labelle, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Labelle)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.7209° N, 81.4525° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of LaBelle, FL, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91281
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=91281
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91281-2010-07-21

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 MIA02LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA133), Jul 16, 2002: Bell UH-1B (N91281), Lorida, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's continued operation with known engine anomalies resulting in loss of engine power due to failure of the engine fuel control pump drive clutch assembly due to wear and collision with 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 20020716022029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020716022029A), Jul 16, 2002: Bell UH1B (N91281), Lorida, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 16, 2002, at about 0940 eastern daylight time, a Bell UH1B helicopter, N91281, operated by colony helicopter, inc., crashed during an aerial…

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