# N1285S: 1973 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2013-09-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 20, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- 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: 1061
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 7, 1973
- Certificate issued: June 8, 1999
- Last registry action: June 17, 2008
- Mode S code: A07482
- Owner when cancelled: [Third Coast Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THIRD%20COAST%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Paducah, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Paducah)
- Physical address: [Paducha, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Paducha)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9431° N, 100.2237° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79248, within about 16 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1285S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1285S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1285S-2013-09-20

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 206B: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b.md

## NTSB investigations (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 MIA00FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00FA003), Oct 5, 1999: Bell 206B (N1285S), Centreville, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the helicopter's fuel system resulting in an in-flight loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of overboard porting of fuel when the…

## 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.

- [Accident 19991005029669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991005029669A), Oct 5, 1999: Bell 206B (N1285S), Centreville, AL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (.19)On October 5, 1999, about 1200 central daylight time, a Bell 206B, N1285S, registered to third coast aviation, inc., operating as a title 14 CFR part 137…

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