# N9687R: Bell UH-1B, registration cancelled 2017-06-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 30, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell UH-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1b) (registry code 1181410)
- Serial number: 62-12529
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: August 13, 1986
- Last registry action: August 18, 2009
- Mode S code: AD7D3B
- 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: 26.7570° N, 81.4175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33935, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9687R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9687R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9687R-2017-06-30

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 MIA91LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA113), Mar 12, 1991: Bell UH-1B (N9687R), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE ADJUSTMENT BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL RESULTING IN OVERTORQUE OF A TAILBOOM ATTACH BOLT WHICH ALLOWED THE TAILBOOM TO SHIFT. THIS DISENGAGED THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT AT A…

## 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 19910312021829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910312021829A), Mar 12, 1991: Bell UH1B (N9687R), Vero Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Loud noise and right yaw. Autorotated into trees. Tail boom attach bolt stripped. Boom shifted. Uncoupled shaft.

## Other aircraft with N9687R

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9687R-undated): Reims Avn CESSNA F172, S/N 2135. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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