# N2203X: 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: 45710
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 8, 1981
- Certificate issued: November 20, 1981
- Last registry action: May 17, 2000
- Mode S code: A1E3D8
- Owner when cancelled: [Commercial Aviation Four Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMMERCIAL%20AVIATION%20FOUR%20INC)
- Location: [Baton Rouge, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Baton%20Rouge)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.4042° N, 91.1391° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70808, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2203X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2203X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2203X-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

## 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 FTW82DRD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DRD07), Dec 21, 1981: Bell 206L-1 (N2203X), Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico), destroyed

## 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 19811221083269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811221083269A), Dec 21, 1981: Bell 206L1 (N2203X), Leeville, LA, Destroyed. Tail section of helicopter hit safety ned on liftoff from over-water helipad. Autorotated into water and sank.

## Other aircraft with N2203X

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2203X): Socata TBM 700B, S/N 223
- [Cancelled 1979-04-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2203X-1979-04-23): Piper PA-44-180, S/N 44-7995279. Exported to Belgium. Owner: [Globe Aero Ltd Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBE%20AERO%20LTD%20INC), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)
- [Cancelled 1965-08-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2203X-1965-08-04): Cessna 337, S/N 337-0103. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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