# Bell Helicopter Textron APT70

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 061014W
- Manufacturer (registry): BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC
- Model: APT70
- Aircraft type: Hybrid lift
- Engines: 4 · Electric
- Seats: 0
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-apt70

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft (1)

- [N314AR](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N314AR): [Bell Textron Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20TEXTRON%20INC), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth), built 2021, S/N 007

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CEN23LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA135), Mar 14, 2023: Bell Helicopter Textron APT70 (N314AL), Mineral Wells, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight crew’s loss of control of the unmanned aircraft due to software limitations. Contributing to the accident was the overly restrictive low voltage threshold limits.
- [NTSB DCA21LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA21LA094), Mar 1, 2021: Bell APT70 (N314AQ), Fort Benning, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of an electronic speed controller that resulted in a descent and impact with trees.

## 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 20230314013269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230314013269A), Mar 14, 2023: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc APT70 (N314AL), Graford, TX, Substantial damage. UAS was conducting a flight test. UAS rejected the command of the ground control computer and landed in a scrub and tipped over after contact and hit the…
- [Accident 20210301003059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210301003059A), Mar 1, 2021: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc APT70 (N314AQ), Fort Benning, GA, Destroyed. Under VFR conditions, a large unmanned aircraft system (337LBS). Crashed while conducting a flight demonstration onboard Fort Benning, GA in restricted…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Bell Textron APT70](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-textron-apt70): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 06102AT

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