# N9846F: Bell UH-1B, registration cancelled 2000-09-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 5, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell UH-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1b) (registry code 1181410)
- Serial number: 61-0786
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: July 2, 1991
- Last registry action: July 18, 2000
- Mode S code: ADBD30
- 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/N9846F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9846F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9846F-2000-09-05

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 MIA96LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA166), Jun 28, 1996: Bell UH-1B (N9846F), Lorida, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of company maintenance personnel to properly torque the tail rotor 90 degree gear box mounting bolts during installation, which resulted in failure of the mounting studs due to bending…

## 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 19960628015649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960628015649A), Jun 28, 1996: Bell UH1B (N9846F), Lorida, FL, Substantial damage. Grinding noise in tail. Gear box separated. Spun. Main rotors hit ground landing. Gear box installed 95HRS prior.

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