# N2777W: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 1996-08-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 7, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 45441
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: July 22, 1987
- Last registry action: June 19, 1996
- Mode S code: A2C3DF
- Owner when cancelled: [St Louis Helicopter Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ST%20LOUIS%20HELICOPTER%20AIRWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [Chesterfield, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Chesterfield)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6563° N, 90.5419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 63017, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2777W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2777W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2777W-1996-08-07

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

## 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 CHI95LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA327), Sep 20, 1995: Bell 206L (N2777W), Ware, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter. A factor in the accident was the pilot's inadvertent VFR flight into IMC conditions.

## 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 19950920032669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950920032669A), Sep 20, 1995: Bell 206L (N2777W), Ware, IL, Substantial damage. Encountered weather en route to accident scene. Began 180 to return VFR. Lost control. Unable timely change to IFR. (-23) on September 20, 1995 at…

## Other aircraft with N2777W

- [Cancelled 2014-08-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2777W-2014-08-25): Bell UH-1H, S/N 6413865, built 1964. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Withrotor Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WITHROTOR%20AVIATION%20INC), [Lakeview, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Lakeview)
- [Cancelled 1971-10-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2777W-1971-10-04): Mooney M20E, S/N 1061. Owner: [Eastwood J C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EASTWOOD%20J%20C), [Richardson, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Richardson)

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