# N2138Y: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: December 2, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2138Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2138Y

## Aircraft that carried N2138Y

- [Cancelled 2014-12-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2138Y-2014-12-02): Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, S/N 45639, built 1981. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Rts Helicopter Services Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RTS%20HELICOPTER%20SERVICES%20CORPORATION), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)
- [Cancelled 1980-03-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2138Y-1980-03-25): Cessna 172D, S/N 172-49638, built 1962. Exported to Panama. Owner: [Nevell Jack W Etal](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEVELL%20JACK%20W%20ETAL), Cristobal

## NTSB investigations on N2138Y (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC01LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA088), Mar 23, 2001: Bell 206 L-1 (N2138Y), Seneca Falls, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of a bolt in a Thomas coupling on the tail rotor drive shaft, for undetermined reasons, during climb, while operating over unsuitable terrain.
- [NTSB FTW82DA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA144), Apr 22, 1982: Bell 206L-1 (N2138Y), Cameron, LA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2138Y (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20010323007209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010323007209A), Mar 23, 2001: Bell 206L1 (N2138Y), Tyre, NY, No damage. (-23)On 3-23-01, pilot [privacy data omitted] and passenger [privacy data omitted], departed in N2183Y, a Bell 206 L1, s/n 45639, operated by EMS air services,…
- [Accident 19820422010619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820422010619A), Apr 22, 1982: Bell 206L1 (N2138Y), Cameron, LA, Substantial damage. Lost tail rotor assembly. Popped floats before hitting water in a right spin. Floated inverted. Blade debonding.

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