# N157AL: Bell 206B, registration cancelled 1978-02-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 22, 1978
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1798
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: September 23, 1975
- Mode S code: A0E43B
- Owner when cancelled: [Offshore Logistics Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OFFSHORE%20LOGISTICS%20INC)
- Location: [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N157AL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=157AL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N157AL-1978-02-22

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 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 FTW78FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA003), Oct 10, 1977: Bell 206B (N157AL), Grand Chenier, LA, destroyed, 2 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 19771010039519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771010039519A), Oct 10, 1977: Bell 206B (N157AL), Grand Chenier, LA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Plt flying low because of deteriorating weather

## Other aircraft with N157AL

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N157AL): Ea Vision J-150, S/N JMZKJ150UAV602596056
- [Cancelled 2017-07-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N157AL-2017-07-28): Dassault FALCON 2000EX, S/N 110, built 2007. Exported to New Zealand. Owner: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)

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