# N2246Q: 1982 Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 2004-02-10 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: February 10, 2004 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107) - Engine: [Allison 250-C28 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c28-series) (registry code 03022) - Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E1GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1GL) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 45752 - Year built: 1982 - Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft - Engine type: Turbo-shaft - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: March 15, 1982 - Certificate issued: October 26, 1994 - Last registry action: May 7, 2003 - Mode S code: A1F316 - Owner when cancelled: [Petroleum Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETROLEUM%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/N2246Q - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2246Q - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2246Q-2004-02-10 From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 ## Service difficulty reports (16) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR HEEA061576](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA061576), Apr 2, 1999: STRUCTURE. CORRODED. HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ASSEMBLY HAD CORROSION. - [SDR HEEA0012355](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0012355), Dec 17, 1997: INDICATOR. STICKS. TOT INDICATOR NEEDLE STICKS. - [SDR HEEA0012078](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0012078), Nov 19, 1997: OIL COOLER. CORRODED. OIL COOLER HAS CORROSION IN FINS. - [SDR HEEA0012016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0012016), Nov 13, 1997: POWER SUPPLY. FAILED. POWER SUPPLY DOES NOT WORK. CAUSES SHORT IN WIRE. - [SDR HEEA0010166](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0010166), Jun 19, 1997: TACH GENERATOR. FAILED. TACH GENERATOR SHEARED SHAFT. - [SDR HEEA967671](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA967671), Aug 16, 1996: CHIN BUBBLE. MIS MFG. POSITIONED NEW CHIN BUBBLE TO AIRCRAFT. FOUND CHIN BUBBLE NOT FORMED CORRECTLY AT AFT OUTBOARD UPPER EDGE OF BUBBLE. - [SDR HEEA967638](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA967638), Aug 8, 1996: GPS 150. MALFUNCTION. GPS "ENT" AND "DIRECT TO" BUTTONS UNREADABLE, ALSO NAV BUTTON LIGHT FLICKERS INTERMITTENTLY. - [SDR HEEA967303](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA967303), May 31, 1996: ARM ASSY. CHAFED. ARM ASSY IS CHAFED. NOTE: THE BEAM AT POINT WHERE CHAFFING OCCURRED IS 1/16" TOO THICK. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE NODAL BEAM. - [SDR HEEA966524](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA966524), Jan 26, 1996: INDICATOR. READS LOW. INDICATOR UNIT INDICATES 20 MPH LOW, OUT OF TOLERANCE. - [SDR HEEA955842](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA955842), Oct 5, 1995: YOKE. BEARING FAILED. YOKE O.B. BEARING JOURNAL ON ONE SIDE BREAKING DOWN. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. - [SDR HEEA955555](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA955555), Aug 8, 1995: REGULATOR. DEFECTIVE. REGULATOR DEFECTIVE. GENERATOR COMES OFF LINE 8 TIMES DURING 45 MINUTE FLIGHT. - [SDR HEEA955553](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA955553), Aug 8, 1995: REGULATOR. DEFECTIVE. REGULATOR DEFECTIVE CANNOT DECREASE BELOW 40 VOLTS. - [SDR HEEA954963](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA954963), May 10, 1995: SKYNAV 5000. DEFECTIVE. SKYNAV 5000 DOES NOT PICK UP SIGNALS. - [SDR HEEA954726](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA954726), Apr 10, 1995: INDICATOR. FAILED. FUEL PRESSURE NEEDLE WILL NOT INDICATE. - [SDR HEEA954723](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA954723), Apr 10, 1995: VOLT REGULATOR. MALFUNCTION. GENERATOR COMES OFF LINE 8 TIMES IN 45 MINUTES OF FLIGHT. - [SDR HEEA954208](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA954208), Jan 4, 1995: ELBOW. CORRODED. CORROSION BEYOND LIMITS. SCRAPPED ELBOW. ## NTSB investigations (3) 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 FTW97RA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97RA323), Aug 21, 1997: Bell 206L-1 (N2246Q), Arica, Peru, 3 fatal - [NTSB LAX88FA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA330), Sep 29, 1988: Bell 206L-1 (N2246Q), Santa Barbara, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE #1 TURBINE WHEEL. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE UNREPORTED OVER TEMPERATURE CYCLES OF THE ENGINE. ALSO CONTRIBUTING WAS THE UNSUITABILITY OF THE LANDING SURFACE FROM THE… - [NTSB LAX85LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA092), Jan 3, 1985: Bell 2061-1 (N2246Q), Santa Barbara, CA, substantial damage ## 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 19880929069679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880929069679A), Sep 29, 1988: Bell 206L1 (N2246Q), Santa Barbara, CA, Substantial damage. Engine failed on approach. Made autorotation run landing. Hit steel plate on ramp. Turbine failure from overtempts. - [Accident 19850103000149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850103000149A), Jan 3, 1985: Bell 206L1 (N2246Q), South Bend, IN, Substantial damage. Reported engine flameout on departure. Autorotated to beach. Stretched glide. Low rotor speed chopped tailboom. ## Other aircraft with N2246Q - [Cancelled 2007-05-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2246Q-2007-05-03): Cessna 172R, S/N 17281390, built 2007. Exported to China. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita) - [Cancelled 1979-03-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2246Q-1979-03-16): Piper PA-32RT-300T, S/N 32R-7987108. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Interflight Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERFLIGHT%20INC), [Avon Park, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Avon%20Park) --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.