# N20620: 1981 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2018-07-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 12, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 3369
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: December 20, 1991
- Certificate issued: August 19, 1981
- Last registry action: October 8, 2014
- Mode S code: A1AB04
- Owner when cancelled: [El Aero Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EL%20AERO%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Elko, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Elko)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.1650° N, 115.7572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89801, within about 20 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20620
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20620
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20620-2018-07-12

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

## 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 WPR13GA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13GA128), Feb 18, 2013: Bell 206B (N20620), Eureka, NV, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a wire while maneuvering during low-altitude operations. Contributing to the accident was task- and/or work-related fatigue.

## 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 20130218003079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130218003079A), Feb 18, 2013: Bell 206B (N20620), Eureka, NV, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. The helicopter was conducting public aircraft operations for the blm, seeding a burned area, when it struck a static line strung between the tops of power…

## Other aircraft with N20620

- [Cancelled 1948-05-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20620-1948-05-23): Grumman G-21A, S/N 1014. Owner: [Morrison Knudsen Company Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MORRISON%20KNUDSEN%20COMPANY%20INC), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)

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