# N206KS: 1978 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2002-01-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 11, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 2457
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: July 6, 1999
- Certificate issued: July 22, 1998
- Last registry action: May 17, 2001
- Mode S code: A1A93F
- Owner when cancelled: [K&S Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/K%26S%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Kailua Kona, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Kailua%20Kona)
- Physical address: [Hilo, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Hilo)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 19.6452° N, 155.9979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kailua, HI, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N206KS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=206KS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N206KS-2002-01-11

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 LAX01FA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA306), Sep 30, 2001: Bell 206B (N206KS), Hilo, HI, destroyed. Probable cause: The failure of the mechanic to secure the No. 8 bearing thrust nut during maintenance work, which resulted in the total failure of the first stage turbine wheel shaft. Also causal was his misjudgment…

## 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 20010929028619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010929028619A), Sep 29, 2001: Bell 206B (N206KS), Hilo, HI, No damage. (.19) On September 29, 2001, at 1423 hours hawaiian standard time, a Bell 206B, N206KS, operating with the call sign shaka 67, experienced a loss of engine…

## Other aircraft with N206KS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N206KS): Bell 206B, S/N 1927, built 1976

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