N888SJ is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell UH-1B built in 1963. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 17, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
N888SJ is reserved by a private party since July 21, 2023. Reservation type: Fee paid, expiration notice sent. An expiration notice was issued on May 21, 2026.
Bell UH-1B cancelled January 17, 2018
- Serial number
- 1021
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1963
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- January 11, 1990
- Last FAA action
- April 21, 2009
- Last owner
- San Joaquin Helicopters (Corporation)
Delano, CA - Airworthiness
- Restricted · Aerial surveying; Patrolling
NTSB accident and incident record under N888SJ
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell UH-1B · serial 1021
partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor relating to the accident was that the engine lost power when the helicopter was outside (below) the limits of the height/velocity curve.
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