# N206LS: 1983 Bell 206L-3, registration cancelled 2007-02-05 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: February 5, 2007 - Exported to: United Kingdom - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Bell 206L-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (registry code 1182108) - Engine: [Allison 250-C30 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (registry code 03015) - Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E1GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1GL) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 51070 - Year built: 1983 - Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft - Engine type: Turbo-shaft - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: December 9, 1983 - Certificate issued: November 13, 2006 - Last registry action: November 13, 2006 - Mode S code: A1A958 - Owner when cancelled: [Apple International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/APPLE%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC) - Location: [Blountville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Blountville) - Owner type: Non-citizen corporation - Owner's area on the map: 36.5246° N, 82.3656° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37617, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N206LS - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=206LS - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N206LS-2007-02-05 From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 206L-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3.md ## Service difficulty reports (41) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR HEEA087204](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA087204), Jun 9, 2003: COMPUTER. MALFUNCTIONED. ENGINE CONTROL COMPUTER COULD NOT DOWNLOAD SYSTEM. - [SDR HEEA088467](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088467), Jun 8, 2003: COVER. DENTED. FOUND FAN COVER DENTED IN AND FAN BLADE BROKEN OFF. OVERHAULED BY ACCESSORY SHOP AND REPLACED DEFECTIVE PARTS AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. - [SDR HEEA076822](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA076822), Oct 18, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. WEAK BATTERY. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE BATTERY. - [SDR HEEA073564](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA073564), Jun 18, 2001: SUPPORT FITTING. WARPED. CYCLIC BELLCRANK SUPPORT ASSY. WARPED. SCRAPPED AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE SUPPORT ASSY. - [SDR HEEA072906](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA072906), May 1, 2001: PIVOT SUPPORT. DAMAGED. BORE FOR BARREL NUTS DAMAGED BEYOND LIMITS. SCRAPPED AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART. - [SDR HEEA072693](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA072693), Apr 19, 2001: VALVE. CORRODED. BALL BEARING AND SPRING CORRODED INSIDE OF VALVE. SCRAPPED AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. - [SDR HEEA072692](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA072692), Apr 19, 2001: HOSE. LEAKING. HEATER HOSE LEAKING FROM FITTINGS. SCRAPPED AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. - [SDR HEEA072519](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA072519), Apr 11, 2001: DISC PACK. CORRODED. CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REPLACED WITH NEW PARTS. - [SDR HEEA072163](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA072163), Apr 6, 2001: MOUNT. CORRODED. ENGINE MOUNT IS CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART. - [SDR HEEA072162](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA072162), Apr 6, 2001: MOUNT. CORRODED. ENGINE MOUNT IS CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART. - [SDR HEEA072159](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA072159), Apr 6, 2001: MOUNT. CORRODED. ENGINE MOUNT IS CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART. - [SDR HEEA072154](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA072154), Apr 6, 2001: MOUNT. CORRODED. ENGINE MOUNT CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART. - [SDR HEEA064759](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA064759), Oct 13, 1999: LORAN. FAILED. LORAN SCREEN IS BLANK. NO DISPLAY AND DATA BASE RACK CLIP BROKEN. - [SDR HEEA062844](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA062844), Jul 12, 1999: TRANSCEIVER. MALFUNCTIONED. DIGITS FADE OUT AFTER 30 MINUTES OF USE. - [SDR HEEA060944](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA060944), Feb 23, 1999: TRANSMITTER. MALFUNCTIONED. ELT ACTIVATED FOR UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF TIME. S - [SDR HEEA0016019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0016019), Sep 11, 1998: GYRO. FAILED. POWER FLAG INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT PULL ON GYRO. - [SDR HEEA0015874](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0015874), Aug 27, 1998: GYRO. PRECESSING. DIRECTIONAL GYRO PRECESSES. - [SDR HEEA0014644](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0014644), Jun 8, 1998: AUDIO PANEL. FAILED. PA DOES NOT TRANSMIT. - [SDR HEEA0014017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0014017), Apr 22, 1998: AUDIO PANEL. FAILED. PA CHANNEL INOPERATIVE AND DUAL SINGLE SWITCH LOOSE. - [SDR HEEA0012976](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0012976), Feb 10, 1998: STABILIZER ASSY. CORRODED. STAB ASSY CORROSION. SEPARATED IN CORNER. - [SDR HEEA0012787](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0012787), Feb 5, 1998: ALTIMETER. FAILED. RADAR ALTIMETER READS 200 FEET AT ALL TIMES. - [SDR HEEA0012082](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0012082), Nov 19, 1997: ELT. FAILED. ELT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. - [SDR HEEA0011338](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0011338), Oct 9, 1997: INDICATOR. FAILED. TOT INDICATOR NEEDLE SHOWS NO DEFLECTION. - [SDR HEEA0011261](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0011261), Oct 8, 1997: TRANSPONDER. MALFUNCTION. TRANSPONDER REPLY LIGHT TOO DIM IN DAYLIGHT. PERFORMED PRELIMINARY INSPECTION, FOUND V301 PHOTOCELL BAD. REPAIRED. ALSO FOUND POWER OUT LOW, ADJUSTED V101. REPL - [SDR HEEA0010841](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0010841), Aug 21, 1997: SKID TUBE. CRACKED. SKID TUBE AT SHOES HAS SIX EACH CRACKS EXTENDING FROM RIVNUT HOLES. SCRAPPED SKID TUBE. - [SDR HEEA0010504](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0010504), Jul 16, 1997: OIL COOLER. DEFECTIVE. HIGH ENGINE OIL TEMP (100 C) IN FLIGHT AFTER LESS THAN 10 MINUTES. - [SDR HEEA0010413](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0010413), Jul 9, 1997: ELT. FAILED. ELT WILL NOT RESET. - [SDR HEEA0010402](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0010402), Jul 9, 1997: NARCO. COCKPIT. ELT WILL NOT STOP TRANSMITTING. - [SDR HEEA0010290](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0010290), Jun 26, 1997: STOP ASSY. DEBONDED. STOP ASSY RUBBER DEBONDED. - [SDR 97ZZZX2774](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX2774), Jun 5, 1997: SKID TUBE. CRACKED. CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED IN THE SKID TUBE DURING A DAILY INSPECTION. THE CRACKS EXTENDED THROUGH TWO OF THE RIVNUT HOLES FOR THE FIRST SKID SHOE AFT OF THE FORWAR - [SDR HAIHEEA9658](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAIHEEA9658), Apr 29, 1997: ELT. MALFUNCTION. ELT WILL NOT TURN OFF WITH RESET. - [SDR HAIHEEA9521](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAIHEEA9521), Apr 23, 1997: ELT. MALFUNCTION. ELT COMES ON BY ITSELF, WILL NOT RESET. - [SDR HAIHEEA9274](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAIHEEA9274), Mar 31, 1997: ACTUATOR. FAILED. ACTUATOR WILL NOT EXTEND OR RETRACT. - [SDR HAIHEEA9217](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAIHEEA9217), Mar 18, 1997: GEARSHAFT. STEPWEAR. ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO #1 BEARING FAILURE. UPON INSPECTION OF COMPRESSOR PARTS NOTED: STEP WEAR BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS ON SPUR ADAPTER GEARSHAFT AFT SPLINES. - [SDR HEEA978935](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA978935), Jan 29, 1997: GYRO. PRECESSES. GYRO PRECESSES 8 DEGREES IN 10 MINUTES. - [SDR HEEA968032](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA968032), Oct 3, 1996: ALTIMETER. CASE LEAK. EXCESSIVE CASE LEAK. ALSO AT 10,000 FEET NEEDLE INDICATES 50,000 FEET. - [SDR HEEA967343](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA967343), Jun 5, 1996: ELT. MALFUNCTION. ELT TURNS ON BY ITSELF. - [SDR HEEA967074](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA967074), Apr 23, 1996: ALTIMETER. DEFECTIVE. CRACKED GLASS. REPLACED GASKET AND LENS, REPAIRED. PHOTOCELL IS BAD, REPLACED PHOTOCELL V101. REPAIRED. ANALOG ALTITUDE VOLTAGES OUT OF TOLERANCE, PERFORMED CAL - [SDR HEEA967032](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA967032), Apr 17, 1996: TRANSCEIVER. DEFECTIVE. FLICKERING DISPLAY AND GARBLED RECEPTION. - [SDR HEEA956000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA956000), Nov 8, 1995: INDICATOR. LENS CRACKED. INDICATOR LENS CRACKED. - [SDR HEEA955356](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA955356), Jul 13, 1995: TRANSCEIVER. DEFECTIVE. ON/OFF KNOB BROKEN. REPLACED FACEPLATE ASSY. REPAIRED. FOUND UNIT TO HAVE NO BACKLIGHTING. REPLACED BURNT BULB DS302. REPAIRED. UNIT HAD LOW POWER OUT. TRIED AD ## Other aircraft with N206LS - [Cancelled 2017-10-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N206LS-2017-10-26): Bell 206B, S/N 3413. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Samples Larry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAMPLES%20LARRY), [Maypearl, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Maypearl) --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.