# N20DB: 1973 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2017-03-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 24, 2017
- 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: 937
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 20, 1983
- Certificate issued: April 27, 1998
- Last registry action: April 20, 2010
- Mode S code: A18FF7
- Owner when cancelled: [Rotorcraft Technologies Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROTORCRAFT%20TECHNOLOGIES%20INC)
- Location: [Broussard, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Broussard)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.1347° N, 91.9273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70518, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20DB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20DB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20DB-2017-03-24

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 LAX85FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA036), Oct 31, 1984: Bell 206B (N20DB), Beaumont, CA, destroyed, 2 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 19841030073329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841030073329A), Oct 30, 1984: Bell 206B (N20DB), Beaumont, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Pilot flying low at night following a highway struck power lines and crashed.

## Other aircraft with N20DB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20DB): Cessna T182T, S/N T18208331, built 2004

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