# N27798: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 2012-09-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 20, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- 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: 45330
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 12, 1979
- Certificate issued: January 15, 1980
- Last registry action: May 17, 2000
- Mode S code: A2C431
- Owner when cancelled: [Commercial Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMMERCIAL%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Baton Rouge, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Baton%20Rouge)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.1552° N, 92.0282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70508, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27798
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=27798
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27798-2012-09-20

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 FTW84LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA154), Mar 3, 1984: Bell 206L-1 (N27798), Intracstl City, LA, substantial damage

## 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 19840303005179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840303005179A), Mar 3, 1984: Bell 206L1 (N27798), Intercoastal, LA, Substantial damage. Struck the water while alligator spotting just above the surface in a gusty wind. Action was unauthorized by owner.

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