# N2285B: 1983 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2013-06-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 6, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C20 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (registry code 03020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E4CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3642
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 10, 1983
- Certificate issued: March 1, 2001
- Last registry action: February 16, 2010
- Mode S code: A201C2
- Owner when cancelled: [Heliworks Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELIWORKS%20INC)
- Location: [Pensacola, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Pensacola)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.4730° N, 87.1865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32504, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2285B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2285B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2285B-2013-06-06

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

## Service difficulty reports (14)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR HEEA065078](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA065078), Nov 11, 1999: ARMATURE. DAMAGED. STARTER HAS A DEAD SPOT IN ARMATURE, WOULD NOT MOTOR ENGINE.
- [SDR HEEA060876](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA060876), Feb 23, 1999: INDICATOR. STICKS. INDICATOR INTERMITTENT AND STICKS ON GAS PROD GAUGE.
- [SDR HEEA060809](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA060809), Feb 22, 1999: ACTUATOR. INOPERATIVE. ACTUATOR WILL NOT ACTUATE.
- [SDR HEEA060429](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA060429), Jan 28, 1999: ACTUATOR. FAILED. ACTUATOR MOTOR RUNS, BUT SHAFT DOES NOT MOVE.
- [SDR HEEA0015853](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0015853), Aug 27, 1998: STARTER. MALFUNCTIONED. STARTER/GENERATOR HAS INTERMITTENT START PROBLEM.
- [SDR HEEA0015569](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0015569), Aug 14, 1998: BEARINGS. WORN. WORN BEARINGS.
- [SDR HEEA0014508](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0014508), Jun 4, 1998: ACTUATOR. FAILED. ENGINE DE-ICE ACTUATOR DOES NOT STEP MOTOR.
- [SDR HEEA0013494](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0013494), Mar 19, 1998: ACTUATOR. FAILED. ACTUATOR STICKS AND INTERMITTENT.
- [SDR HEEA0013480](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0013480), Mar 19, 1998: TORQUE GAUGE. FAILED. TORQUE GAUGE EXCESSIVE FRICTION ERROR.
- [SDR HEEA0013022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0013022), Feb 11, 1998: IGNITER BOX. FAILED. IGNITER BOX INTERMITTENT.
- [SDR HEEA0011899](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0011899), Nov 10, 1997: INDICATOR. FAILED. INDICATOR WAS REMOVED FROM BOWL AND CLEANED. INSTALLED INDICATOR BACK ON BOWL, TESTED AND INDICATOR STILL DID NOT WORK. SCRAPPED INDICATOR AND REPLACED WITH SER
- [SDR HEEA966332](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA966332), Jan 2, 1996: BLADE. DELAMINATED. ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO CYCLED OUT WHEELS. UPON INSPECTION OF TURBINE PARTS NOTED THE FOLLOWING: SULFIDATION CAUSING SLIGHT DELAMINATION ON FORWARD SIDE OF ALL 1S
- [SDR HEEA956311](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA956311), Dec 22, 1995: BLADE. CORRODED. EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF EXFOLIATION OF THE LEADING EDGE.
- [SDR HEEA956310](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA956310), Dec 22, 1995: BLADE. CORRODED. EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF EXFOLIATION OF UPPER LEADING EDGE AND LOWER LEADING EDGE NEAR THE TIP WITH PIECES MISSING.

## 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 MIA05LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA095), Apr 20, 2005: Bell 206B (N2285B), Coral Springs, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot encountered dynamic rollover while lifting off from an area in the everglades with 6-7 foot tall sawgrass nearby.

## 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 20050420007569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050420007569A), Apr 20, 2005: Bell 206B (N2285B), Everglades, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On April 20, 2005, about 0758 eastern daylight time, a Bell 206-B helicopter, N2285B registered to heliworks inc., as a title 14 CFR part 135 flight…

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