# N1494W: Bell 206A, registration cancelled 1984-07-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 3, 1984
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Bell 206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (registry code 1181508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 429
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: September 21, 1970
- Last registry action: July 3, 1984
- Mode S code: A0C718
- Owners when cancelled: [Keystone Helicopter Corp Of Va](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KEYSTONE%20HELICOPTER%20CORP%20OF%20VA), [Nierenburg Richard M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NIERENBURG%20RICHARD%20M), [Schnake Lester F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHNAKE%20LESTER%20F), [Bearry Lonnie H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEARRY%20LONNIE%20H)
- Location: [West Chester, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/West%20Chester)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9874° N, 75.6029° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19380, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1494W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1494W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1494W-1984-07-03

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 NYC72AN156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN156), Jun 18, 1972: Bell 206A (N1494W), Dingmans Ferry, PA, destroyed

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