# N180AL: 1994 Bell 206-L4, registration cancelled 2013-03-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 7, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- Airframe: [Bell 206-L4](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206-l4) (registry code 1182110)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C30 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (registry code 03015)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E1GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1GL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 52104
- Year built: 1994
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 2, 2001
- Certificate issued: November 5, 2008
- Last registry action: November 5, 2008
- Mode S code: A140B7
- Owner when cancelled: [Rotorcraft Leasing Co LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROTORCRAFT%20LEASING%20CO%20LLC)
- Location: [Broussard, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Broussard)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.1347° N, 91.9273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70518, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180AL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=180AL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N180AL-2013-03-07

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 (1)

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

- [SDR ALG2005F00041](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALG2005F00041), Jul 14, 2005: ENGINE. OIL CONSUMPTION. DURING HOT REFUELING AT BASE, THE PILOT WAS INFORMED THAT SMOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST STACK, HE SHUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN. POST INSPECTION REVEALED THAT ENGINE O

## 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 CEN09FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09FA086), Dec 11, 2008: Bell 206L-4 (N180AL), Sabine Pass, TX, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the water. Contributing to the accident was the inadvertent encounter with instrument meteorological conditions.

## 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 20081211852549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081211852549A), Dec 11, 2008: Bell 206L4 (N180AL), Sabine Pass, TX, Destroyed, 5 fatal. The aircraft departed Sabine Pass island operational heliport with 1 pilot and 4 passengers, en route to rig area, west cameron-157, and crashed at or about…
- [Incident 20021031037269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021031037269I), Oct 31, 2002: Bell 206L4 (N180AL), New Orleans, LA, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot in command reported that immediately after lift-off from the helipad the helicopter rolled to the left. He applied full right cyclic and…

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