# N27555: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 2013-11-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 4, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45250
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 22, 1979
- Certificate issued: November 20, 2007
- Last registry action: November 20, 2007
- Mode S code: A2BC34
- Owner when cancelled: [Premier Rotors LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PREMIER%20ROTORS%20LLC)
- Location: [Breaux Bridge, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Breaux%20Bridge)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.2908° N, 91.7864° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70517, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27555
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=27555
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27555-2013-11-04

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 FTW89LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA039), Jan 9, 1989: Bell 206L-1 (N27555), S. Timbalier 75 (Gulf of Mexico), destroyed. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER DUE TO AN UNDETERMINED FAILURE OF THE TAIL ROTOR CONTROL SYSTEM.

## 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 19890109000329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890109000329A), Jan 9, 1989: Bell 206L1 (N27555), South Timbalier, LA, Destroyed. Reported yaw and rudder feedback. Attempted landing on an oil rig platform. Lost control hit rig and water. Sank.

## Other aircraft with N27555

- [Cancelled 1948-05-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27555-1948-05-10): Taylorcraft BL-65, S/N 2197. Owner: [Northern Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHERN%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)

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