# N91AL: 1977 Bell 212, 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 212](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-212) (registry code 1181420)
- Engine: [U/A Canada PT6T series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6t-series) (registry code 61550)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H4SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H4SW), [TCDS E22EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E22EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 30821
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: June 28, 1977
- Certificate issued: June 24, 1993
- Last registry action: August 2, 1996
- Mode S code: AC945D
- Owner when cancelled: [Rogers Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROGERS%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5410° N, 119.8401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89503, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91AL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=91AL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91AL-2013-05-17

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 212: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-212.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 FTW96TA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96TA261), Jun 18, 1996: Bell 212 (N91AL), Pagosa Springs, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to comply with performance data for hover out of ground effect. A factor was not attaining load jettison.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19960618014259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960618014259A), Jun 18, 1996: Bell 212 (N91AL), Pagosa Springs, CO, Destroyed. Aircraft involved in fire fighting activities when it crashed. Public use aircraft.
- [Incident 19910418024429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910418024429I), Apr 18, 1991: Bell 212 (N91AL), Gulf Of Mexico, LA. Loss of hydraulic pressure over Gulf Of Mexico. Flew to houma airport. Made a running landing on runway 12.

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