N205DF is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell UH-1H. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 7, 2000. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Bell UH-1H cancelled March 7, 2000
- Serial number
- 64-13770
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 9, 1995
- Last FAA action
- January 19, 1999
- Last owner
- Usda Forest Service Fepp (Government)
Carson City, NV - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N205DF
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell UH-1H · serial 64-13370
The pilot's decision to attempt a takeoff in environmental conditions which exceeded the helicopter's performance capability, and his improper use of the collective, which caused a decay of the main rotor rpm, the collision with the lake, and the subsequent rollover. Factors in the accident were the high density altitude and the confined area.
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