# N121NH: Bell 206L, registration cancelled 1998-08-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 18, 1998
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Bell 206L](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l) (registry code 1181522)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 46610
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 23, 1978
- Last registry action: April 1, 1998
- Mode S code: A0589D
- Owner when cancelled: [Island Helicopter Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ISLAND%20HELICOPTER%20INC)
- Location: [Dover, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Dover)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1815° N, 75.4736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19901, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N121NH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=121NH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121NH-1998-08-18

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 206L: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l.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 NYBA974](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/NYBA974), Mar 9, 1997: FREEWHEEL. DEFECTIVE. FREEWHEEL IS DEFECTIVE. REPLACED
- [SDR NYBA973](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/NYBA973), Mar 9, 1997: WHEEL. CRACKED. FIRST STAGE WHEEL IS CRACKED.
- [SDR 96ZZZX2191](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX2191), Jan 1, 1996: COMBUSTION CASE. CRACKED. WHILE IN CRUISE, PILOT NOTED ENGINE TOT WAS AT 800 DEGREES CELSIUS. MECHANIC INSPECTED ENGINE ASSY FOR EXTERNAL DAMAGE NOTING THE COMBUSTION CASE, PN 6870892-J,
- [SDR 95ZZZX6584](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6584), Nov 21, 1995: STIFFENER. CRACKED. WHILE PERFORMING AN INSPECTION OF THE CENTER POST AREA, MECHANIC NOTED A CRACK IN THE LT VERTICAL STIFFENER, P/N 206-033-110-241. THE CRACK WAS APPARENTLY THROU
- [SDR 95ZZZX4504](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX4504), Jul 26, 1995: WHEEL. CRACKED. DURING INSPECTION OF FIRST STAGE NOZZLE, FOUND FIRST STAGE WHEEL CRACKED AT THE INNER RING. CRACK PROGRESSES TOWARD THE SPLINED SHAFT. THIS HAS BEEN THE FIRST O

## FAA accident and incident reports (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.

- [Incident 19960829031599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960829031599I), Aug 29, 1996: Bell 206L (N121NH), New York, NY, Minor damage. Narrative: arthur blaylock untied and turned the rotor blade on N121NH 90 degrees. When he released the rotor it dipped down on the other side of the aircraft…

## Other aircraft with N121NH

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N121NH): Skystar KITFOX IV, S/N DCU-027

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