# N242BH: 1980 Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 2024-01-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 3, 2024
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107)
- Engine: [Rolls-Royce 250-C30](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c30) (registry code 54023)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E1GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1GL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45506
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 27, 2007
- Certificate issued: December 28, 2016
- Last registry action: September 22, 2023
- Mode S code: A2378E
- Owner when cancelled: [B3 Consultants LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/B3%20CONSULTANTS%20LLC)
- Location: [Dover, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Dover)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1815° N, 75.4736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19901, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N242BH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=242BH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N242BH-2024-01-03

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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

## 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 WPR22LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA340), Sep 10, 2022: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (N242BH), Banning, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper attachment of the tail rotor drive shaft to the air conditioner drive pulley without a drive ring, which resulted in the failure of the hardware, a loss of tail rotor drive, and the loss…

## 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 20220909009429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220909009429A), Sep 9, 2022: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (N242BH), Banning, CA, Substantial damage. On 9/9/2022 at 1530 PDT a Bell 206L-1 helicopter impacted the ground in a residential backyard, approximately 1/8 mile west from Banning (bng) airport. The…

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