# N27680: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 2015-10-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 20, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- 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: 45288
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 7, 1979
- Certificate issued: January 15, 1999
- Last registry action: January 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A2C04F
- Owner when cancelled: [Horizon Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HORIZON%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27680
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=27680
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27680-2015-10-20

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 FTW00LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA252), Sep 7, 2000: Bell 206-L1 (N27680), Eugene Is 296b, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

## 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 20000907014559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000907014559A), Sep 7, 2000: Bell 206L1 (N27680), No damage. (-23) A/c initially departed with full fuel, 106 gallons, from abbeville, LA. For a maintenance operational check flight that lasted an estimated 5 minutes.…

## Other aircraft with N27680

- [Cancelled 1970-12-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27680-1970-12-08): Taylorcraft BL-65, S/N 2322. Owner: [Sinke Engle](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SINKE%20ENGLE), [Kalamazoo, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Kalamazoo)

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