N3896W1980 Bell 206B
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled May 30, 2018.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 198217 ADs may apply4 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- Lafayette, LA
- Canceled
- May 30, 2018
- Airworthiness
- Special Flight Permit · Delivery or export
- Airworthiness date
- Jan 25, 2008
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Bell
- Model
- 206B
- Year
- 1980
- Serial number
- 3197
- Aircraft type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 5
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Type certificate data sheet
- H2SW
- Mode S code
- A47FF8
Engine
- Make and model
- Allison 250 Ser 250hp
- Type
- Turbo-shaft
- Power
- 250 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1967 – 1970Alaska Transportation Co CorpSan Jose, CA · different airframe: Piper Pa-32-260 S/N 32-842
- until 2018Individual ownerLafayette, LA
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (17)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-15-06 | Bell Textron Canada Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron… | Aug 27, 2021 | Airframe (206B)Certain serial numbers: 206A 004–660; 206A 672–715; 206L 45004–45153; 206L 46601–46617; 206L-1 45154–45790; 206L-3 51001–51612. Only with: Model 206B all serial numbers including those converted from Model 206A; Model 206L-4 all serial numbers. |
| 2021-11-01 | Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters | Jul 15, 2021 | Airframe (206B)Certain serial numbers: 206B 004–4690; 206L 45001–45153; 206L 46601–46617. Only with: Model 206B includes helicopters converted from Model 206A and helicopters with a 206B3 designation. |
| 2019-08-10 | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited Helicopters | Jun 24, 2019 | Airframe (206B) |
| 2018-25-17 | Air Comm Corporation Air Conditioning Systems | Jan 22, 2019 | Airframe (206B)Only with: Air Comm air conditioning system installed: P/N AS350-202-1 through -5 or AS350-204-1 through -12 (AS350), EC130-202-1 through -8 (EC130B4), 206EC-200 through 206EC-212 (Bell 206), or 407 EC-201 through 407 EC-203 (Bell 407). |
| 2017-05-04 | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited Helicopters | Mar 17, 2017 | Airframe (206B)Only with: Tension-torsion strap P/N 206-011-147-005 with S/N BTFS-23868 through BTFS-24277 or P/N 206-011-147-007 with S/N BT-22719 through BT-23437 installed. |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-22-21 | Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Helicopters | Dec 13, 2013 | Airframe (206B)Only with: Apical Industries, Inc. emergency float kit installed under STC SR01535LA. |
| 2013-18-06 | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited (Bell) Helicopters | Oct 17, 2013 | Airframe (206B)Only with: Applies only to helicopters with specified flight control bellcrank, link, idler, bearing, swashplate link, or engine bipod mount fitting assemblies (various P/Ns by model) installed. |
| 2012-12-11 | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada, Limited, Helicopters | Jul 24, 2012 | Airframe (206B)Only with: Modified with Aviation Specialties Unlimited, Inc. (ASU) Night Vision Imaging System (NVIS) lighting installed per STC SR01383SE. |
| 2010-26-51 | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited (BHTC) Model 206A, 206B, 206L, 206L-1, 206L-3… | Mar 25, 2011 | Airframe (206B)Serial numbers per RBI document attached to Bell Helicopter Textron ASBs 206-07-116, 206L-07-148, 222-07-106, 222U-07-77, 230-07-38, 407-07-81, 427-07-18, 430-07-41. Only with: Tail rotor blade with part number and serial number listed in the RBI document attached to the Bell ASBs installed. |
| 2009-07-52 | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited Model 206A Series, 206B Series, 206L Series, 407… | May 1, 2009 | Airframe (206B)Only with: Model 206A/206B/206L series with cyclic control lever assembly P/N 206-001-401-111, 206-001-400-115, or 206-001-400-111, and Model 407/427 with lever assembly P/N 407-001-320-105 or 407-001-320-109, with less than 50 hours TIS. |
| 2009-08-03 | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited Model 206A, 206B, 206L, 206L-1, 206L-3, 206L-4… | Apr 24, 2009 | Airframe (206B)Serial numbers per Rotor Blades, Inc. (RBI) document attached to Bell Helicopter Textron ASBs 206-07-116, 206L-07-148, 222-07-106, 222U-07-77, 230-07-38, 407-07-81, 427-07-18, 430-07-41. Only with: Tail rotor blade installed with a part number and serial number listed in the RBI document attached to the applicable Bell ASB. |
| 2008-14-03 | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Model 206A, 206B, 206L, 206L-1, 206L-3, and 206L-4… | Aug 14, 2008 | Airframe (206B)Only with: Upper left-hand tailboom attachment CRES steel fitting P/N 407-030-750-103 installed. |
| 2007-25-07 | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited Model 206A and 206B Helicopters | Jan 14, 2008 | Airframe (206B)Certain serial numbers: 0004–3906. Only with: Two-piece vertical stabilizer (fin) supports P/N 206-031-417-003 or -007, or P/N 206-031-418-001 or -005, installed. |
| 2007-23-17 | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Model 206A and 206B Helicopters | Dec 6, 2007 | Airframe (206B)Certain serial numbers: …–3216. Only with: Main rotor latch bolt P/N 206-010-169-001, 206-010-169-003, or 206-011-122-003 installed. |
| 2003-13-14 | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Model 206A, 206A-1, 206B, 206B-1, 206L, 206L-1, 206L-3… | Aug 12, 2003 | Airframe (206B) |
| 81-18-01 R1 | Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. Model 206A, 206B, 206A-1, 206B-1, 206L, and 206L-1… | Dec 11, 2001 | Airframe (206B)Only with: Main rotor trunnion P/N 206-010-104-3, 206-011-113-001, 206-011-120-001, or 206-011-113-103 installed. |
| 95-09-06 | Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. Model 206A, 206B, 206L, 206L-1, and 206L-3 Helicopters | Jun 8, 1995 | Airframe (206B) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (4)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Engine · cap · leakingDec 1, 2005
AFTER OPS CHECK FLIGHT, AN OIL LEAK WAS NOTED. FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM ENGINE RESERVOIR CAP STEM. REPLACED CAP ASSEMBLY. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Navigation · indicator · inoperativeJun 18, 2004
TAKING OFF FOR FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY, AIRCRAFT HAD NO AIRSPEED ON INDICATOR. MAINTENANCE FOUND PLUG MISSING ON CAP ASSEMBLY FOR THE PITOT DRAIN SYSTEM. INSTALLED NEW PLUG IN CAP ALL WORK DONE IAW MM, COMPLIED WITH PITOT SYSTEM CHECK NO DEFECTS NOTED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor · support · crackedAug 24, 1995
DURING NDT INSPECTION FOR OVERHAUL, FOUND CRACK ON EARS OF SUPPORT FOR FLAP RESTRAINT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Main rotor drive · bearing set · making metalJul 18, 1995
TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN-FLIGHT. FOUND BEARING SET BEGINNING TO BREAK DOWN FROM FATIGUE CAUSING METAL IN OIL AND CHIP LIGHT TO COME ON.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026