# N143PA: 1968 Bell 206A, registration cancelled 1976-09-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 8, 1976
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (registry code 1181508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 192
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: March 19, 1971
- Mode S code: A0AF1B
- Owner when cancelled: [Petroleum Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETROLEUM%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N143PA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=143PA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N143PA-1976-09-08

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 206A: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a.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 FTW76AF059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF059), Jan 19, 1976: Bell 206B (N143PA), Intercstl City, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19760119021509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760119021509A), Jan 19, 1976: Bell 206B (N143PA), Intercstl City, LA, Destroyed. Flt ovr wildlife refuge

## Other aircraft with N143PA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N143PA): Amazon.Com Services MK30, S/N 178650103E
- [Cancelled 2023-01-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N143PA-2023-01-12): Amazon Logistics MK27, S/N 000380, built 2020. Owner: [Amazon.Com Services LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMAZON.COM%20SERVICES%20LLC), [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)
- [Cancelled 2013-12-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N143PA-2013-12-12): Piaggio Aero Industries P180, S/N 1230. Exported to Italy. Owner: [Piaggio America Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIAGGIO%20AMERICA%20INC), [West Palm Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/West%20Palm%20Beach)

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