N8144M is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell 212 built in 1975. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 7, 2005. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Bell 212 cancelled February 7, 2005
- Serial number
- 30706
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1975
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- November 29, 2001
- Last FAA action
- December 21, 2004
- Last owner
- Baker Felton M (Individual)
Friendswood, TX - Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
NTSB accident and incident record under N8144M
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 212 · serial 30706
The failure of the pilot and company maintenance personnel during preflight and periodic inspections to identify the signs of fretting and looseness in the "red" main rotor blade pitch change horn to main rotor blade grip attachment, resulting in the helicopter continuing in service with a loose pitch change horn, separation of the pitch change horn from the blade grip, and inflight breakup of the helicopter due to the main rotor striking the tailboom. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to respond to increased vibration in the main rotor system and land immediately.
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