# N2137U: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 1989-12-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 20, 1989
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45727
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Mode S code: A1C807
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2137U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2137U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2137U-1989-12-20

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 Helicopter Textron 206L-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 MIA89IA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89IA186), Jul 6, 1989: Bell 206L-1 (N2137U), Chiefland, FL, incident, no damage. Probable cause: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE FIRST STAGE TURBINE WHEEL DISK.
- [NTSB DEN81FTE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE02-123294), Oct 6, 1981: Bell 206L (N2137U), Grand Junction, CO, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 19890706039149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890706039149I), Jul 6, 1989: Bell 206L1 (N2137U). Engine failure during landing operations. Emergency auto rotation landing. Had turbine failure.
- [Accident 19811006065589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811006065589A), Oct 6, 1981: Bell 206L1 (N2137U), Grand Junction, CO, Substantial damage. Owner pilot failed to arrest practice autorotation descent. Chief pilot failed to correct. Impact damaged tailboom.

## Other aircraft with N2137U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2137U): Air Tractor AT-301, S/N 301-0423
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2137U-undated): Brantly B-2, S/N 187. Owner: [Direct Air Flying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIRECT%20AIR%20FLYING%20SERVICE), [Springfield, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Springfield)

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