N22490 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell UH-1V built in 1974. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 1, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Bell UH-1V cancelled March 1, 2018
- Serial number
- 74-22490
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1974
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- July 5, 2013
- Last FAA action
- July 5, 2013
- Last owner
- Nelson Chad (Individual)
Cave Creek, AZ - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Exhibition
Cessna 172M cancelled June 15, 1976
- Serial number
- 17264067
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Aero Aviation INC (Corporation)
Columbus, OH - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N22490
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell UH-1V · serial 74-22490
The pilot's improper maintenance on the helicopter’s main rotor blade pitch control system, which resulted in an in-flight loss of main rotor blade pitch control, mast bumping, and mast failure.
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