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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N118HS

N118HS is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Shield AI V-BAT. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 31, 2024. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

N118HS is reserved by a private party since May 31, 2024. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.

Shield AI V-BAT cancelled May 31, 2024

Serial number
VB-100119
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Two-cycle piston
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 28, 2023
Last FAA action
July 28, 2023
Last owner
Shield Ai INC (Corporation)
Frisco, TX
Airworthiness
None on file

Bell UH-1L cancelled April 2, 2013

Serial number
155341
Type
Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
Year built
1968
Last status
Sale reported, canceled
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
October 9, 1992
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Ozark, AL
Airworthiness
Restricted · Agriculture and pest control; Forest; Other

NTSB accident and incident record under N118HS

ATL89FA130Accident on April 17, 1989 at Aiken, SC: serious injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell UH-1E · serial 155341

IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF A TAIL ROTOR PITCH CHANGE CROSSHEAD RETENTION BOLT BY THE COMPANY MECHANIC, WHICH RESULTED IN LOOSENING OF THE BOLT AND EVENTUAL FAILURE OF THE TAIL ROTOR ASSEMBLY/BLADE AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF CONTROL. TREES AT THE CRASH SITE CONTRIBUTED TO HELICOPTER DAMAGE.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site