# N2223P: Bell 206B, registration cancelled 1997-02-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 18, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3550
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: March 16, 1994
- Last registry action: October 24, 1994
- Mode S code: A1EB3E
- Owner when cancelled: [Western Pacific Fisheries Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTERN%20PACIFIC%20FISHERIES%20INC)
- Location: [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2223P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2223P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2223P-1997-02-18

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 LAX95LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA146), Mar 21, 1995: Bell 206B (N2223P), Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), destroyed. Probable cause: the loss of tail rotor control for undetermined reasons.

## 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 19950321005789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950321005789A), Mar 21, 1995: Bell 206B (N2223P), Pacific Ocean, HI, Destroyed. On takeoff for fish spotting tail rotor problem. Main rotors hit ship. 206B fell into Ocean. Wreck not recovered.

## Other aircraft with N2223P

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2223P): Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, S/N 2962, built 1999
- [Cancelled 1979-04-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2223P-1979-04-12): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 28-7990296, built 1979. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Globe Aero Ltd Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBE%20AERO%20LTD%20INC), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)

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