# N2759N: 1979 Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 2017-04-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 13, 2017
- Exported to: South Africa
- 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-C28B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c28b) (registry code 54010)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E1GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1GL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45271
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 12, 2007
- Certificate issued: June 3, 2016
- Last registry action: January 30, 2017
- Mode S code: A2BCAF
- Owner when cancelled: [Billings Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BILLINGS%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Billings, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Billings)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.5641° N, 108.3336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59101, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2759N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2759N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2759N-2017-04-13

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (3)

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

- [SDR ALG2006F00006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALG2006F00006), Jan 4, 2006: ENGINE. FLAMED OUT. ON FIRST START OF THE DAY, ENGINE FLAMED OUT. THIS EVENT WAS FOLLOWED BY 2 MORE FAILED START ATTEMPTS. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS W
- [SDR ALGA097360](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALGA097360), Sep 20, 2004: BLADE. DEFECTIVE. REMOVED DEFECTIVE BLADE FROM SERVICE AND INSTALLED NEW BLADE.
- [SDR ALG2003F00074](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALG2003F00074), Mar 31, 2003: FITTING. CRACKED. ON A DAILY, FITTING WAS CRACKED.

## 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.

- [Incident 19881221067179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881221067179I), Dec 21, 1988: Bell 206L1 (N2759N), Venice, LA, Minor damage. Tail low termination to landing area. Leading edge of lower vertical fin struck edge of platform. Minor damage.
- [Incident 19820430023609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820430023609I), Apr 30, 1982: Bell 206L1 (N2759N), Lake Charles, LA. Engine lost power. Pilot autorotated into water. Found red shop towel ingested by engine.

## Other aircraft with N2759N

- [Cancelled 1958-01-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2759N-1958-01-21): Cessna 120, S/N 13017. Owner: [Blackmon David Benjamin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLACKMON%20DAVID%20BENJAMIN), [Dearborn, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Dearborn)

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