# N27591: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 2013-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 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: 45273
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 26, 1979
- Certificate issued: March 12, 1987
- Last registry action: March 6, 2001
- Mode S code: A2BCBC
- Owner when cancelled: [Rogers Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROGERS%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5410° N, 119.8401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89503, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27591
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=27591
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27591-2013-05-15

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

## 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 LAX97GA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97GA235), Jul 7, 1997: Bell BHT-206L-1 (N27591), Highland, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Loss of engine power due to fuel contamination. Also causal was the ingestion of entrapped air that occurred during an abrupt maneuver and fuel-borne contamination that caused the fuel system check…

## 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 19970606016789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970606016789A), Jun 6, 1997: Bell 206L1 (N27591), Highland, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Helicopter crashed during fire suppression operations, unable to radio mayday, engine flamed out. (.4) after a water drop, the aircraft made an abrupt pull up…

## Other aircraft with N27591

- [Cancelled 1969-09-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27591-1969-09-12): Taylorcraft BL-65, S/N 2232. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Layne James T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAYNE%20JAMES%20T), [Denver, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Denver)

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