# N215M: 1988 Bell 206L-3, registration cancelled 2003-07-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 10, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell 206L-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (registry code 1182108)
- 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: 51272
- Year built: 1988
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 26, 1999
- Certificate issued: May 16, 2000
- Last registry action: May 20, 2003
- Mode S code: A1CD28
- Owner when cancelled: [Critical Air Medicine Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRITICAL%20AIR%20MEDICINE%20INC)
- Location: [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8096° N, 117.1342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92123, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N215M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=215M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N215M-2003-07-10

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-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3.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 LAX01LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA157), Apr 23, 2001: Bell 206-L3 (N215M), Willcox, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the likely unporting of the fuel tank pickups as the helicopter was maneuvered to look at animals on the ground. Also causal was the pilot's misjudged touchdown point…

## 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 20010423007819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010423007819A), Apr 23, 2001: Bell 206L3 (N215M), Wilcox, AZ, No damage. (.19)On April 23, 2001, at 1430 hours mountain standard time, a Bell BHT-206-L3, N215M, lost engine power and made a forced autorotative landing in desert…

## Other aircraft with N215M

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N215M): Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 500N, S/N LN083, built 1997
- [Cancelled 2009-04-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N215M-2009-04-28): Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 600N, S/N RN016, built 1997. Exported to Kazakhstan. Owner: [Blanco 600 LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLANCO%20600%20LLC), [Austin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Austin)
- [Cancelled 1935-03-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N215M-1935-03-19): Fokker F-10-A(FXA), S/N 1044, built 1929. Owner: [Empresas De Transportes Aereos](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EMPRESAS%20DE%20TRANSPORTES%20AEREOS), Panama City

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