# N165BH: 1979 Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 2019-01-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 28, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C30P](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30p) (registry code 03099)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E1GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1GL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45249
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: September 15, 2015
- Certificate issued: August 28, 2015
- Last registry action: August 28, 2015
- Mode S code: A10462
- Owner when cancelled: [Dah Aircraft LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAH%20AIRCRAFT%20LLC)
- Location: [Lewes, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Lewes)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7287° N, 75.1685° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19958, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N165BH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=165BH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N165BH-2019-01-28

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Helicopter Textron 206L-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 99ZZZX2056](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX2056), May 3, 1999: ADAPTER. LOOSE. ONE BOLT AND NUT WERE FOUND SEPARATED FROM TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT. THE DRIVESHAFT DISCONNECTED AND BROKE A FITTING ON POWER TURBINE GOVERNOR. THIS RESULTED IN LO
- [SDR 96ZZZX3944](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX3944), Jul 29, 1996: BEARING. FAILED. AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED 3 CHIP LIGHTS WITHIN 50 HOURS. AIRCRAFT GROUNDED PER ALLISON MM. UPON INVESTIGATION FOUND NR 1 BEARING CAGE BROKEN INTO PIECES AND BEARING 

## 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 ERA15LA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA374), Sep 20, 2015: Bell 206 (N165BH), Thomaston, GA, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of tail rotor control due to a fractured pin in the tail rotor control system; the reason the pin fractured could not be determined as the fractured pin was lost in shipping.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20150920017919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150920017919A), Sep 20, 2015: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (N165BH), Thomaston, GA, Substantial damage. On September 20, 2015, about 1900 eastern daylight time, Bell 206L-1, N165BH, was destroyed during collision with a ground vehicle and terrain following a…
- [Incident 19990430004279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990430004279I), Apr 30, 1999: Bell 206L1 (N165BH), Coconut Grove, FL, Minor damage. On April 30, 1999, about 1539 eastern daylight time, a Bell 206L-1 helicopter, N265BH, registered to biscayne helicopter inc., was forced to land in the waters…

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