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
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
