# N2296N: 1982 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2003-03-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 11, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 3575
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 14, 1982
- Certificate issued: July 28, 1995
- Last registry action: January 21, 2003
- Mode S code: A205A7
- Owner when cancelled: [Westwind Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTWIND%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Lincoln, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lincoln)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9228° N, 121.3120° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95648, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2296N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2296N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2296N-2003-03-11

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 LAX00LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA016), Oct 18, 1999: Bell 206-B3 (N2296N), Soda Springs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain landing skid clearance during hover taxi, which resulted in a dynamic rollover.

## 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 19991018029079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991018029079A), Oct 18, 1999: Bell 206B (N2296N), Soda Springs, CA, Substantial damage. (.19) On October 18, 1999, at 1122 hours pacific daylight time, a Bell BHT-206-B, N2296N, was substantially damaged when the helicopter rolled on its side and…

## Other aircraft with N2296N

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2296N): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S9967, built 2005
- [Cancelled 1970-08-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2296N-1970-08-14): Cessna 140, S/N 12536. Owner: [Houx Charles D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOUX%20CHARLES%20D)

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