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    Airframe Family: Bell 204/205/208/208/212/214/412/553 / UH-1 Iroquois
    Latest Model:214B-1
    Construction Number:28032
    Last Civil Registration:N217PJ
    Compressed ID:Bell 214B-1 cn 28032 cr N217PJ
    Latest Owner or Location:Bank of Utah Trustee, Salt Lake City, UT

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    Dates

    Event

    1979

    Constructed as a 214B-1.

    To Okanagan Helicopters Ltd with new c/r C-GBHC.

    August 1983

    Civil registration, C-GBHC, cancelled.

    To unknown owner with c/r N4434D.

    To Okanagan Helicopters with new c/r C-GBHC.

    July 1986

    Civil registration, C-GBHC, cancelled.

    To unknown owner with c/r N4434D.

    To unknown owner with c/r JA9446.

    From October 1999 to September 2008

    To Transwest Helicopters, Chilliwack, BC with new c/r C-GTWZ.

    From October 2008 to November 2013

    To Helibro Llc, Red Bluff, CA with new c/r N217PJ.

    25 October 2013

    To Bank of Utah Trustee, Salt Lake City, UT keeping c/r N217PJ.

    3 June 2016

    Certificate of airworthiness for N217PJ (214B-1, 28032) issued.

    By 30 July 2016

    Operated by a fire service.

    30 July 2016


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Carmel Valley Vintage Airport, California, during operations on the Soberanes Fire.

    1 October 2016


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the San Martin Airport, California, during operations on the Loma Fire.

    1 October 2016


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the San Martin Airport, California, during operations on the Loma Fire.

    1 October 2016


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the San Martin Airport, California, during operations on the Loma Fire.


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    Helis.com
    Transport Canada

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    Mike Henniger

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