- Registered owner
- Orlando Aircraft Sales LLC
- Location
- Orlando, FL
- Owner type
- LLC
- Serial number
- 45720
- Year built
- 1982
- Type
- Rotorcraft
- Engine
- Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness
- Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date
- June 25, 2026
- Certificate issued
- June 2, 2026
- Expires
- June 30, 2033
- Mode S code
- A1AEAE
Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1TCDS H2SWAirframe · Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1Engine modelAllison 250 SER 250HP
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 64
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
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| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
Airframe · Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1
AD 2024-20-07Emergency Equipment; Emergency Flotation SectionAD 2023-11-07Ground Proximity SystemAD 2023-06-05Tail Rotor Drive ShaftInformation bulletins that may apply · 7
Advisory, not mandatory.
Airframe · Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1
SAIB SW-19-05Tail Rotor Drive System, Spline DamageSAIB SW-18-02Loss of Hardware Tail Rotor Drive Shaft CouplingsSAIB SW-12-45Garmin Model 400W/500W Series GPS-WAAS Navigation SystemSAIB SW-10-42R1Emergency Float KitsSAIB SW-08-42Emergency Float with Liferaft Kits (kits)SAIB SW-05-24SAIB SW-04-92Historical bulletins · 1
NTSB investigations · 1
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
FAA incident reports · 5
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Accident 20130423009709AManeuver · Grand Canyon, AZPapillon helicopters a part 135 air tour operator was conducting a training flight under part 91. The accident occurred 14 miles east of the Grand Canyon airport on 4/23/13 at 2:45 pm local. N2072M a Bell 206 landed hard after performing a 180 degree…Incident 20120517007979ILanding: Touchdown · Grand Canyon, AZDuring a practice autorotation, the instructor failed to roll on throttle in a timely manner in order to perform a power recovery to a hover. The aircraft touched down and rocked forward. The incident was not noticed at the time and the flight instruction…Incident 20110531010619IDescent · Peach Springs, AZPIC [privacy data omitted] stated that he had performed his morning pre-flight and was waiting for company employess to arrive at the Grand Canyon west heliport in order to fly the employees down to the base of the Grand Canyon boat launch area. The employess…Incident 19960908039819IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Grand Canyon, AZNarrative: with regards to the precautionary landing at approximately 1615 on 9-8-96 in N2072M, there was control hindrance in flight. At level cruise of 70% torque, 640 degrees tot, 100 KTS IAS, 7,000 feet MSL, 91% N1, 100% N2, 320 lbs. Fuel and 6 passengers…Incident 19860210020852IIdling Rotors · Hanalei, HIPower reduced to flight idle while awaiting fuel. Rotor blades contacted 1075S main rotors also awaiting refueling
Service difficulty reports · 4
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR PG92002F00001Servo · leakingMAIN ROTOR SERVO EXCESSIVE LEAKS. REPLACED SERVO, PROBLEM CURED.SDR 96ZZZX5173Cylinder · defectivePILOT REPORTED LOSS OF COLLECTIVE CONTROL ON AIRCRAFT. ARRIVED AT SCENE AND INSPECTED AND FOUND COLLECTIVE SERVO PISTON UNSCREWS FROM ROD END BEARING. CAUSE OF INCIDENT WAS NO SAFETY WAS FOUND ON FWD SERVO PISTON. INSPECTED COLLECTIVE SERVO FOR DAMAGE AND PSDR GCHA9512Leg Assy · brokenTHE ENGINE MOUNT LEG WAS BROKEN DIRECTLY ABOVE PORTION OF LOWER EYELET THAT IS BONDED INSIDE THE LEG. THIS WAS DUE TO INTERNAL CORROSION. MOSTLY CAUSED BY CREVICE CORROSION. CREVICE CORROSION USUALLY STARTS BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF MATERIAL THAT ARE IN CONTASDR GCHA958Yoke · wornTAIL ROTOR YOKE REMOVED DUE TO EXCESSIVE FLAP RESTRAINT BUMPER WEAR. A REPLACEMENT YOKE HAS NOT YET BEEN ORDERED FOR TAIL ROTOR HUB 206-011-810-125 S/N A-5332.
STCs that may be installed · 459
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1
Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 1
This aircraft carried N2072M before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.