# N18FH: 1979 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2003-12-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 15, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C20 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (registry code 03020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E4CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2599
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 3, 1996
- Certificate issued: April 7, 1988
- Last registry action: May 20, 2003
- Mode S code: A13ED8
- Owner when cancelled: [Evergreen Equity Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EVERGREEN%20EQUITY%20INC)
- Location: [Mcminnville, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Mcminnville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.2117° N, 123.2817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97128, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18FH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18FH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18FH-2003-12-15

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

## Service difficulty reports (2)

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

- [SDR 97ZZZX1092](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX1092), Mar 3, 1997: CASE. LINER LOOSE. COMPRESSOR CASE PLASTIC LINER CAME LOOSE IN THE BLEED VALVE AIR FLOW BAND OF COMPRESSOR CASE. ONE PIECE APPROXIMATELY 2 SQUARE INCHES IN SIZE LODGED IN BLEED VA
- [SDR 97ZZZX207](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX207), Dec 5, 1996: WASHER. CRACKED. DURING A WEEKLY INSPECTION THE M/R BLADE BOLT LOWER WASHER WAS FOUND CRACKED. REMOVED WASHER. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE WASHER. ACFT TT 8079.6.

## 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 ANC97GA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97GA126), Aug 21, 1997: Bell BH-206B (N18FH), Dillingham, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's intentional VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). Factors associated with the accident are the pilot's failure to activate the cabin heating system, the lack of an…

## 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 19970820023199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970820023199A), Aug 20, 1997: Bell 206B (N18FH), Dillingham, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (From .19) helicopter crashed. (From .4) the helicopter departed a mountaintop site, in near zero visibility, with clouds, rain and strong winds. The pilot was…

## Other aircraft with N18FH

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18FH): Robinson Helicopter R44 ASTRO, S/N 0651, built 1999

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