# N1069Q: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 1993-12-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 15, 1993
- Exported to: South Africa
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45341
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Last registry action: October 13, 1993
- Mode S code: A01EA0
- Owner when cancelled: [General Helicopters International](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GENERAL%20HELICOPTERS%20INTERNATIONAL)
- Location: [Huntington, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Huntington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.4063° N, 82.3625° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 25705, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1069Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1069Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1069Q-1993-12-15

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1.md

## NTSB investigations (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 FTW88DPA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DPA10), Sep 25, 1988: Bell 206L-1 (N1069Q), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW86FPA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FPA10), Dec 20, 1985: Bell BH206L-1 (N1069Q), Hurst, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19880926041809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880926041809A), Sep 26, 1988: Bell 206L1 (N1069Q), Fort Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Hit hard on a practice autorotation. Spread skids,broke off tailboom. CFI allowed rotor RPM to decay. Unable recover
- [Accident 19851220063209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851220063209A), Dec 20, 1985: Bell 206L1 (N1069Q), Hurst, TX, Substantial damage. Landed hard spreading skids and breaking off tail boom during a touchdown autorotative landing.

## Other aircraft with N1069Q

- [Cancelled 2011-07-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1069Q-2011-07-19): Cessna 310A, S/N 38010, built 1958. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [South Beloit, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/South%20Beloit)
- [Cancelled 1974-12-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1069Q-1974-12-10): Cessna 310H, S/N 310H0069. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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