# N2203E: 1981 Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 2012-09-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 12, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107)
- Engine: [Allison 250 SER 250HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (registry code 03002)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45686
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 15, 1981
- Certificate issued: October 19, 1981
- Last registry action: May 17, 2000
- Mode S code: A1E3C7
- Owner when cancelled: [Commercial Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMMERCIAL%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.1552° N, 92.0282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70508, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2203E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2203E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2203E-2012-09-12

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

## 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 19850108004889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850108004889I), Jan 8, 1985: Bell 206L1 (N2203E), Port O'Connor, TX, Minor damage. Heard noise of engine failure, made water landing. Floats would not deploy. Aircraft broke apart while being towed.
- [Incident 19830331016389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830331016389I), Mar 31, 1983: Bell 206L1 (N2203E), Galveston, TX, Minor damage. Pilot allowed the tail rotor to contact the windscreen of a parked aircraft while backing up for refueling.

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