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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N225LL

N225LL is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell 222U built in 1985. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 12, 2002. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Bell 222U cancelled September 12, 2002

Serial number
47539
Type
Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
Year built
1985
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
February 29, 1996
Last FAA action
September 18, 2001
Last owner
Air Methods Corporation (Corporation)
Englewood, CO
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport

NTSB accident and incident record under N225LL

CHI00FA111Accident on April 14, 2000 at St. Paul, MN: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 222U · serial 47539

The loss of clamp-up force between the transmission case and the pylon mounted actuator support assembly which resulted in fatigue failure of the threaded studs and dowel pins, the failure of the flight control system, helicopter control not being possible after the flight control failure, and the inadequate maintenance procedures by the company maintenance personnel.

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