# N2138Y: 1981 Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 2014-12-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 2, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C28 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c28-series) (registry code 03022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E1GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1GL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45639
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 29, 1984
- Certificate issued: December 8, 1987
- Last registry action: June 3, 1994
- Mode S code: A1C82E
- Owner when cancelled: [Rts Helicopter Services Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RTS%20HELICOPTER%20SERVICES%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7095° N, 74.0131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 10006, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2138Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2138Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2138Y-2014-12-02

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 97ZZZX4973](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX4973), Oct 21, 1997: TURBINE. COKED. FIVE MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT NOTICED OIL PRESSURE GAUGE FLUCTUATED FROM 60 PSI - 130 PSI AT A STEADY RATE. DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING, THE TORQUE FLUCT

## 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 NYC01LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA088), Mar 23, 2001: Bell 206 L-1 (N2138Y), Seneca Falls, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of a bolt in a Thomas coupling on the tail rotor drive shaft, for undetermined reasons, during climb, while operating over unsuitable terrain.
- [NTSB FTW82DA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA144), Apr 22, 1982: Bell 206L-1 (N2138Y), Cameron, LA, 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.

- [Accident 20010323007209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010323007209A), Mar 23, 2001: Bell 206L1 (N2138Y), Tyre, NY, No damage. (-23)On 3-23-01, pilot [privacy data omitted] and passenger [privacy data omitted], departed in N2183Y, a Bell 206 L1, s/n 45639, operated by EMS air services,…
- [Accident 19820422010619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820422010619A), Apr 22, 1982: Bell 206L1 (N2138Y), Cameron, LA, Substantial damage. Lost tail rotor assembly. Popped floats before hitting water in a right spin. Floated inverted. Blade debonding.

## Other aircraft with N2138Y

- [Cancelled 1980-03-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2138Y-1980-03-25): Cessna 172D, S/N 172-49638, built 1962. Exported to Panama. Owner: [Nevell Jack W Etal](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEVELL%20JACK%20W%20ETAL), Cristobal

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