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    Airframe Family: Bell 204/205/208/208/212/214/412/553 / UH-1 Iroquois
    Latest Model:UH-1B-BF Iroquois
    Last Military Serial:262 RSiAF
    Construction Number:0643
    Last Civil Registration:N486SA
    Compressed ID:Bell UH-1B-BF sn 262 RSiAF cn 0643...
    Latest Owner or Location:Biggs-Jones Ag-Viation Airport, Biggs, California

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an UH-1B-BF by Bell at Fort Worth, Texas, USA.

    Circa 1962

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 62-4583.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Republic of Singapore with s/n 262.

    30 June 1993


    Photographer: Barry Spyres
    Notes: Test flights prior to sale. Florida.

    4 May 1994

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX486SA issued.

    15 November 1994

    To Peter J. Spyres, Arbuckle, CA with new c/r N486SA.

    30 June 1995


    Photographer: Barry Spyres
    Notes: New paint and spraying system installed. Arbuckle, CA

    1 January 2004

    Certificate of airworthiness for N486SA issued.

    By January 2015

    On behalf of the owner stored with/at Biggs-Jones Ag-Viation Airport, Biggs, CA.
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    6 May 2016

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at Maxwell, CA, United States while taking off. The damage was substantial. The commercial pilot reported that, after loading the helicopter with chemical for the agricultural application flight, he completed a pre-takeoff checklist, noted that all instrument indications were normal and initiated a takeoff from the loading truck platform. As the helicopter climbed over the tree canopy, the rotor and engine RPM began to rapidly decay...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    6 May 2016


    Photographer: Barry Spyres
    Notes: Photo taken outside Maxwell, CA

    20 March 2019

    Civil registration, N486SA, cancelled.


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Biggs-Jones Ag-Viation Airport, CA, U.S.A.

    2 October 2019


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Biggs-Jones Ag-Viation Airport, CA, U.S.A.
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     U.S. Military Out of Service 2019/2020 by Andy Marden
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    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
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     John Bennett
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