# N121AE: 1981 Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 2018-10-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 1, 2018
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107)
- Engine: [Allison 250 SER 250HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (registry code 03002)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45690
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 7, 1981
- Certificate issued: October 26, 2005
- Last registry action: March 16, 2018
- Mode S code: A0576E
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Evac Ems Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20EVAC%20EMS%20INC)
- Location: [O Fallon, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/O%20Fallon)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7515° N, 90.7284° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 63368, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N121AE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=121AE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121AE-2018-10-01

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

## Service difficulty reports (5)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR EVCA2013111400052](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EVCA2013111400052), Nov 14, 2013: STIFFENER. CRACKED. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, FOUND A CRACK IN LT STIFFENER.
- [SDR EVCA2013111300051](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EVCA2013111300051), Nov 13, 2013: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION THE MECHANIC FOUND A CRACK IN CO-PILOT SIDE ROLLER OVER BULKHEAD.
- [SDR EVCA201212050001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EVCA201212050001), Dec 5, 2012: BULKHEAD WEB. CRACKED. A ONE INCH CRACK WAS DISCOVERED DURING OTHER MX IN THE RT BROOM CLOSET UPPER WEB ORIGINATING AT THE FIRST AFT FASTENER BELOW THE MAIN BEAM TO THE EDGE OF THE WE
- [SDR EVCA201209240036](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EVCA201209240036), Sep 21, 2012: ATTACH FITTING. CRACKED. UPPER LEFT HORIZONTAL FINLET ATTACHMENT FITTING IS CRACKED.
- [SDR EVCA00014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EVCA00014), Mar 4, 2011: SKIN. CORRODED. FOUND CORROSION BEYOND LIMITS ON THE LOWER FORWARD SHELL ASSY. CORROSION WAS LOCATED ON FS 122, BL 18 THRU 26 AND BL -18 THRU -26.

## Other aircraft with N121AE

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N121AE): Bell Textron Canada 505, S/N 65605, built 2024
- [Cancelled 1999-08-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121AE-1999-08-02): Canadair CL-44D4, S/N 38. Exported to Liberia. Owner: [Miami Springs, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami%20Springs)

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