# N197CB: 2006 Eurocopter EC120B, registration cancelled 2022-10-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 19, 2022
- Exported to: France
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Eurocopter EC120B](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-ec120b) (registry code 8680987)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ARRIUS-2F](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arrius-2f) (registry code 60010)
- Data sheets: [TCDS R0001RD](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/R0001RD), [TCDS E34NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E34NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1448
- Year built: 2006
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 18, 2006
- Certificate issued: April 5, 2007
- Last registry action: April 1, 2020
- Mode S code: A18260
- Owners when cancelled: [Department Of Homeland Security](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEPARTMENT%20OF%20HOMELAND%20SECURITY), [U S Customs & Border Protection](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/U%20S%20CUSTOMS%20%26%20BORDER%20PROTECTION)
- Location: [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N197CB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=197CB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N197CB-2022-10-19

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 Eurocopter EC120B: https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-ec120b.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 2008FA0000310](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2008FA0000310), May 6, 2008: ENGINE. MAKING METAL. ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. INSPECTED CHIP DETECTORS, AND FOUND METAL SLIVERS ON MODULE NR 1 CHIP DETECTOR. ENGINE REMOVED FROM SERVICE.
- [SDR 2008FA0000024](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2008FA0000024), Oct 19, 2007: ENGINE. MAKING METAL. ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR ILLUMINATED. BOTH CHIP DETECTORS HAD METAL CONTAMINATION. SAMPLES TAKEN, AND MFG CONDEMNED ENGINE. ENGINE REMOVED FROM SERVICE, AND RETURNE

## 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.

- [Incident 20090528006869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090528006869I), May 28, 2009: Urocop EC120B (N197CB), Yuma, AZ, Minor damage. This incident involved a public use aircraft, the Department of Homeland security is conducting the investigation, in accordance with 8020.11B. The pilot was…

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