# N172AL: Bell 206-L4, registration cancelled 1997-03-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 3, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell 206-L4](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206-l4) (registry code 1182110)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 52065
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: January 20, 1994
- Last registry action: January 15, 1997
- Mode S code: A120A6
- 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
- Owner's area on the map: 30.2241° N, 92.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N172AL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=172AL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N172AL-1997-03-03

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 206-L4: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206-l4.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 95ZZZX1059](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1059), Jan 24, 1995: FITTINGS. LOOSE RIVETS. DURING PHASE INSPECTION, FOUND WORKING (LOOSE) RIVETS ON ALL FOUR TAILBOOM ATTACH FITTINGS. SUSPECT CAUSE IS USE OF E-RIVETS AND SOME BAD RIVET BUCK TAILS.
- [SDR 95ZZZX1058](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1058), Jan 24, 1995: FITTINGS. LOOSE RIVETS. DURING PHASE INSPECTION, FOUND WORKING (LOOSE) RIVETS ON ALL FOUR TAILBOOM ATTACH FITTINGS. SUSPECT CAUSE IS USE OF E-RIVETS AND SOME BAD RIVET BUCK TAILS.

## 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 FTW95FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA116), Feb 14, 1995: Bell 206L-4 (N172AL), East Cameron, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: INADVERTENT FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER AFTER BECOMING SPATIALLY DISORIENTED. FACTORS RELATED TO 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 19950214003199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950214003199A), Feb 14, 1995: Bell 206L4 (N172AL), Intercoastal Ci, LA, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Departed oil rig for shore ran into IMC. Helicopter not IFR equipped. Impacted water. Was advised IMC en route.

## Other aircraft with N172AL

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N172AL): Textron 172S, S/N 172S12931, built 2023
- [Cancelled 2014-01-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N172AL-2014-01-23): Cessna 172K, S/N 17259060, built 1970. First renewal notice. Owner: [Missionary Flights And Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MISSIONARY%20FLIGHTS%20AND%20SERVICES%20INC), [Fort Pierce, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Pierce)

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