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    Airframe Family: Bell 204/205/208/208/212/214/412/553 / UH-1 Iroquois
    Latest Model:UH-1B Iroquois
    Last Military Serial:61-0798 US
    Construction Number:0378
    Last Civil Registration:N2252A
    Compressed ID:Bell UH-1B sn 61-0798 US cn 0378 cr...
    Latest Owner or Location:Premier Aircraft Services Llc, Bakersfield, CA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an UH-1B.

    1961

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 61-0798.

    5 November 1979


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: This Iroquois was seen at Naples, Florida in November 1979.

    9 February 1984

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR2252A (UH-1B, 61-0798) issued.

    To unknown owner with c/r N2252A.

    10 May 1984

    Crashed.
    There was one fatality and was one serious injury. The accident occurred at Clermont, FL, United States while maneuvering. The pilot was not aware that two ground attendants were riding the cable during a logging operation when there was an accidental cable release the attendants fell to the ground. Examination of the aircraft hook did not reveal a system failure or malfunction...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    15 April 1985

    Crashed.
    There was one serious injury. The accident occurred at Boutte, LA, United States while maneuvering. The airframe was destroyed. The pilot had stabilized aircraft in a 125 hover, prior to picking up a load, when the engine spooled down and aircraft entered talltrees with low rotor RPM and pitched nose down as it descended thru the trees. Ground witnesses heard 2 loud bangs prior to the aircraft entering the trees...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    29 April 1986

    To John E. Morten, Larimore, ND keeping c/r N2252A.

    Based at Midwest Helicopters, Larimore, ND.
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    1 January 2009

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR2252A (UH-1B, 61-0798) issued.

    2 January 2024

    To Premier Aircraft Services Llc, Bakersfield, CA keeping c/r N2252A.
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    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
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