# N272M: 1980 Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 2013-08-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 15, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C30 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (registry code 03015)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E1GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1GL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45365
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 20, 1998
- Last registry action: June 28, 2011
- Mode S code: A2AEFD
- Location: [Bristol, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Bristol)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.5496° N, 82.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37620, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N272M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=272M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N272M-2013-08-15

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 Helicopter Textron 206L-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1.md

## Service difficulty reports (5)

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

- [SDR ALG2006F00026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALG2006F00026), Mar 12, 2006: STARTER GEN. MALFUNCTIONED. IN FLIGHT, AMMETER FLUCTUATED ZERO TO RED LINE NUMEROUS TIMES THEN DROPPED TO ZERO. REMOVED AND REPLACED STARTER/GENERATOR. FUNCTION CHECKED GOOD. (K)
- [SDR 2004F00358](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2004F00358), Jul 7, 2004: COMPRESSOR. STALLED. ON FIRST TAKEOFF OF THE DAY, EXPERIENCED COMPRESSOR STALL. ABORTED TAKEOFF AND HOVERED TO NEAREST PARKING PAD AND REPORTED INCIDENT TO MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMEN
- [SDR ALGA093730](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALGA093730), Mar 11, 2004: BLADE. CORRODED. TRAILING EDGE EXTRUSION HAS AREA APPROX. 5.
- [SDR ALGA088266](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALGA088266), Aug 1, 2003: BEARING. GALLED. FOUND THE NR 8 BEARING GALLED ON INNER RACE. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH SERVICABLE PART.
- [SDR ALG2003F00047](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALG2003F00047), Oct 7, 2002: FUEL CONTROL. LEAKING. DURING POST FLIGHT, THE MECHANIC FOUND FUEL CONTROL LEAKING, HE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FUEL CONTROL, AIRCRAFT WAS LEAK CHECKED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CEN10LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA036), Nov 1, 2009: Bell 206 (N272M), High Island A-442A, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to maintenance personnel's failure to correctly torque the Pc line following removal and reinstallation of the turbine module.
- [NTSB DFW06IA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06IA151), Jun 6, 2006: Bell 206L-1 (N272M), South Pass 57 (Gulf of Mexico), incident, no damage. Probable cause: The passenger's failure to follow procedures associated with operations in the vicinity of the helicopter and his failure to see/avoid the tail rotor of the helicopter.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20091101021479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091101021479A), Nov 1, 2009: Bell 206L1 (N272M), Destroyed. Helicopter departed offshore Platform HIA442 after refueling at 1040 hours and the engine quit once helicopter cleared the offshore Platform. Pilot initiated…
- [Accident 20060606013499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060606013499A), Jun 6, 2006: Bell 206L1 (N272M), South Pass 57. (-23) Pilot landed the aircraft on south pass 57, waiting for passengers to disembark and other passengers to board the aircraft, when a passenger came up the…

## Other aircraft with N272M

- [Cancelled 1940-06-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N272M-1940-06-11): Waco GXE, S/N G-3017. Owner: [Arthur Leonard Ericson](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARTHUR%20LEONARD%20ERICSON), [Crosby, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Crosby)

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