# N3RL: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: October 27, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3RL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3RL

## Aircraft that carried N3RL

- [Cancelled 2017-10-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3RL-2017-10-27): Bell 206B, S/N 396, built 1969. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Rotorcraft Assets LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROTORCRAFT%20ASSETS%20LLC), [Broussard, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Broussard)

## NTSB investigations on N3RL (1)

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 DFW07LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA109), May 11, 2007: Bell 206B (N3RL), E. Cameron 219, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to establish a climb and maintian directional control of the helicopter while departing the offshore platform.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3RL (1)

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 20070511008249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070511008249A), May 11, 2007: Bell 206B (N3RL), Gulf Of Mexico, US, Substantial damage. (-23) While taking off from an offshore platform, the pilot stated that once the aircraft was leaving the side of the helideck, the aircraft began sinking and…

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