# N213AL: Bell 206B, registration cancelled 1997-12-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 13, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1066
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: August 8, 1984
- Last registry action: September 17, 1997
- Mode S code: A1C4B2
- Owner when cancelled: [Offshore Logistics Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OFFSHORE%20LOGISTICS%20INC)
- Location: [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.2241° N, 92.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N213AL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=213AL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N213AL-1997-12-13

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 FTW91FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA070), Apr 23, 1991: Bell 206B (N213AL), So. Marsh 275, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE INFLIGHT STRUCTURAL FAILURE AND SEPARATION OF THE VERTICAL FIN WHICH LED TO A LOSS OF CONTROL AND MAST BUMPING. THE FAILURE OF THE FIN WAS DUE TO INADEQUATE CORROSION CONTROL EFFORTS BY THE…

## 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 19910423015959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910423015959A), Apr 23, 1991: Bell 206B (N213AL), S Marsh 275, LA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Tail rotor fin fittings failed due to fatigue. Helicopter crashed and sank in gulf.
- [Incident 19910222003419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910222003419I), Feb 22, 1991: Bell 206B (N213AL), Morgan City, LA, Minor damage. Bird strike at cruise altitude. Precautionary landing at Mobil oil company heliport.

## Other aircraft with N213AL

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N213AL): Pilatus PC-12/47E, S/N 1666, built 2016

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