# N2280N: Bell 206B, registration cancelled 1997-09-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 23, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3633
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: July 22, 1994
- Last registry action: July 16, 1997
- Mode S code: A2011E
- Owner when cancelled: [Hill Construction Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILL%20CONSTRUCTION%20CORPORATION)
- Location: San Juan, PR, RQ
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2280N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2280N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2280N-1997-09-23

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 MIA95TA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95TA230), Sep 22, 1995: Bell 206B (N2280N), Culebra, PR, destroyed. Probable cause: the failure of company maintenance personnel to insure the tail rotor gearbox attach bolts were properly torqued.

## 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 19950922029919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950922029919A), Sep 22, 1995: Bell 206B (N2280N), Culebran, Puerto Rico, Destroyed. Cruise 800FT over ocean. Tail rotor gear box separated. Removed maintenance prio. Gear box loose. Pitched. Rolled.

## Other aircraft with N2280N

- [Cancelled 1951-11-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2280N-1951-11-02): Cessna 120, S/N 12520. Owner: [Cook Clelands Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COOK%20CLELANDS%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC), [Willoughby, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Willoughby)

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