# N27AE: Bell 206L-3, registration cancelled 1998-09-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 28, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 206L-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (registry code 1182108)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 51141
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: December 1, 1997
- Last registry action: January 28, 1998
- Mode S code: A2A428
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Evac Leasing Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20EVAC%20LEASING%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [West Plains, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/West%20Plains)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.7011° N, 91.8563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 65775, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27AE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=27AE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27AE-1998-09-28

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 206L-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3.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 FTW98FA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA239), May 24, 1998: Bell 206L-3 (N27AE), Springdale, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of maintenance personnel to properly assemble the engine's accessory gearbox, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to partial blockage of the main oil passage by an o-ring.…

## 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 19980524047139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980524047139A), May 24, 1998: Bell 206L3 (N27AE), Springdale, AR, No damage. (-23) According to witnesses the helicopter made a normal liftoff and began to climb to the southwest. Witnesses reported hearing a loud whine followed by…

## Other aircraft with N27AE

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27AE): Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, S/N 45192, built 1978
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27AE-undated): Piper PA-34-200T, S/N 347970509. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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