# N206M: Bell 206L, registration cancelled 2002-03-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 22, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell 206L](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l) (registry code 1181522)
- 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: 45002
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, market survey
- Airworthiness date: May 27, 1986
- Certificate issued: September 12, 1974
- Last registry action: January 15, 2002
- Mode S code: A1A960
- Owner when cancelled: [Bell Helicopter Co Div Textron Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20HELICOPTER%20CO%20DIV%20TEXTRON%20INC)
- Location: [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N206M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=206M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N206M-2002-03-22

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 206L: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l.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 CHI79DEX01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEX01), Oct 14, 1978: Bell 206 (N206M), Rockville, IN, substantial damage

## 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 19781014033999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781014033999A), Oct 14, 1978: Bell 206B1 (N206M), Rockville,In, IN, Substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N206M

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N206M): General Dynamics 28-5ACF, S/N 427, built 1954
- [Cancelled 1941-07-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N206M-1941-07-15): Waco GXE, S/N 3007. Owner: [Switzer William S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SWITZER%20WILLIAM%20S), [Lafayette, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Lafayette)

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