# N206DB: Bell 206A, registration cancelled 1974-09-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 18, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (registry code 1181508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 653
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: June 25, 1973
- Mode S code: A1A89A
- Owner when cancelled: [Lear Avia Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEAR%20AVIA%20CORP)
- Location: [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N206DB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=206DB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N206DB-1974-09-18

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 206A: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a.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 OAK75FXQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FXQ01), Jul 5, 1974: Bell 206B (N206DB), Reno, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19740705024919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740705024919A), Jul 5, 1974: Bell 206A (N206DB), Reno, NV, Destroyed. Sling load operation with high downslope wind cond. Da abt 10500FT.vert tkof,turned r for east dep.

## Other aircraft with N206DB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N206DB): Bombardier BD-100-1A10, S/N 20160, built 2007

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