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N118LGBell 505

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Dec 5, 2025.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Feb 2025)2 ADs may apply1 service difficulty report

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Springville, UT
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2022
NTSB events
1
substantial, 2025
ADs may apply
2
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026
Last registered owner
Bell 505 LLC
Owner type
LLC
City, state
Springville, UT
Certificate issued
Jan 18, 2022
Canceled
Dec 5, 2025

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Bell
Model
505
Serial number
65107
Aircraft type
Rotorcraft
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
5
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Type certificate data sheet
R00008RD
Mode S code
A04AEC

Engine

Type
Turbo-shaft

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2022 – 2025Bell 505 LLCSpringville, UT

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Feb 20, 2025 · Ririe, ID

On February 20, 2025, about 1640 mountain standard time, a Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 505, N118LG, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Ririe, Idaho. The pilot was fatally injured, and the passenger was seriously injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the passenger, he and the pilot…

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
Fatal
Report
WPR25FA100

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for WPR25FA100)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (2)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2021-11-19Fuselage Main, StructureJul 16, 2021Airframe (505)Serial numbers per Attachment A of Bell Alert Service Bulletin 505-19-12, Revision A, dated July 11, 2019. Only with: Truss assembly P/N SLS-030-056-015 with a serial number listed in Attachment A of Bell ASB 505-19-12 Rev A installed.
2020-19-05Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited HelicoptersOct 8, 2020Airframe (505)Serial numbers per Table 1 of Bell Alert Service Bulletin 505-19-13, dated July 2, 2019 (swashplate assembly S/Ns). Only with: Swashplate assembly P/N 206-010-450-123 with an S/N listed in Table 1 of Bell ASB 505-19-13 installed.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (1)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

  • Hydraulic power · spline adapter · damagedSep 1, 2021

    MINIMAL SPLINE ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN THE HYDRAULIC PUMP ADAPTER ASSY AND THE MAIN GEARBOX OIL PUMP SPLINES. THE PUMP ADAPTER ASSY HAD MOVED IN THE DIRECTION OF THE HYDRAULIC PUMP AND BOTTOMED OUT ON THE LARGER DIAMETER TAPERED AREA OF THE HYDRAULIC PUMP INPUT SHAFT DAMAGING THE ADAPTER SPLINES MAKING…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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