# N23PJ: 1979 Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 2002-11-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 20, 2002
- 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: 45269
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
- Airworthiness date: April 29, 1988
- Certificate issued: March 11, 2002
- Last registry action: March 11, 2002
- Mode S code: A20775
- Owner when cancelled: [Universal Air Service Of Florida Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNIVERSAL%20AIR%20SERVICE%20OF%20FLORIDA%20INC)
- Location: [Groveland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Groveland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 28.5934° N, 81.8639° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34736, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23PJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=23PJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23PJ-2002-11-20

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 (1)

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

- [SDR 96ZZZX2584](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX2584), Apr 1, 1996: FITTING. BROKEN. DURING 100-HOUR INSPECTION, TAILBOOM ACCESS PANEL REMOVED FOR FITTING INSPECTION. AT THIS TIME, THE UPPER LEFT FUSELAGE SIDE TAILBOOM ATTACH FITTING WAS DISCOVE

## 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 ATL02FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA048), Feb 16, 2002: Bell 206L-1 (N23PJ), New Smyrna Bch., FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot continued visual flight into instrument conditions that resulted in the in-flight collision with trees. Factor were the pilot's alcohol impaired condition, and low cloud conditions.

## 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 20020216009179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020216009179A), Feb 16, 2002: Bell 206L1 (N23PJ), Newsmyrnabeach, FL, No damage, 2 fatal. (-23) On February 16, 2002, at 06:11 EST, a Bell 206L-1 helicopter, N23PJ, collided with trees while maneuvering for a landing at spruce creek airport near new…

## Other aircraft with N23PJ

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23PJ): Thielsen T Keeling-Garcia RV-4, S/N 2420

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