# N9970F: Bell UH-1B, registration cancelled 2023-08-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 31, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 60-3568
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control, aerial surveying, forest, patrolling, carriage of cargo, other
- Airworthiness date: June 16, 1993
- Certificate issued: February 8, 2013
- Last registry action: July 18, 2023
- Mode S code: ADEF02
- Owner when cancelled: [Northern Pioneer Helicopters LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHERN%20PIONEER%20HELICOPTERS%20LLC)
- Location: [Big Lake, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Big%20Lake)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 61.5160° N, 149.9712° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99652, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9970F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9970F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9970F-2023-08-31

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 ANC22FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22FA047), Jun 27, 2022: Bell UH1B (N9970F), Clear, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

## 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 20220626008299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220626008299A), Jun 26, 2022: Bell UH-1B (N9970F), Anderson, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Numerous witnesses reported that after a normal liftoff, the helicopter hovered with the longline fully extended as it maneuvered to hook up to the external…

## Other aircraft with N9970F

- [Cancelled 1953-05-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9970F-1953-05-14): Piper PA-16, S/N 16-632. Exported to Morocco. Owner: [Hall Ralph E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HALL%20RALPH%20E), [Boise, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Boise)

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