# N281CB: 1981 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2023-03-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 4, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C20 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (registry code 03020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E4CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3303
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 3, 1995
- Certificate issued: November 18, 2010
- Last registry action: October 28, 2019
- Mode S code: A2D1E6
- Owner when cancelled: [Extreme Properties Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EXTREME%20PROPERTIES%20INC)
- Location: [Bismarck, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Bismarck)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 46.7418° N, 100.6793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 58504, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N281CB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=281CB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N281CB-2023-03-04

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 206B: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b.md

## Service difficulty reports (6)

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

- [SDR JJWA0049155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/JJWA0049155), Sep 25, 2002: SKID. CRACKED. SKID GEAR LANDING TUBE FOUND DISSIMILAR METAL CORROSION CRACK STARTING WITH SKID SHOE INSERT NUT AFT CROSSTUBE FITTING, NON-REPAIRABLE AREA. TUBE ONLY 3 YEARS O
- [SDR JJWA0049154](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/JJWA0049154), Sep 25, 2002: SKID. CORRODED. HIGH SKID GEAR TUBE DISSIMILAR METAL CORROSION CRACK FOUND STARTING WITH SKID SHOE INSERT NUT UNDER AFT CROSSTUBE TITTING, ONLY 3 YEARS OLD, CRACK MAY HAVE BEEN
- [SDR JJWA080369](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/JJWA080369), Jul 15, 2002: STIFFENER. CRACKED. FOUND STIFFNER CRACKED DURING INSPECTION - CRACK ORIGINATED IN LOWEST HI-LOCK FASTNER POSITION 2.875
- [SDR JJW2002F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/JJW2002F00000), Jul 12, 2002: STIFFENER. CRACKED. FOUND STIFFNER CRACKED DURING INSPECTION - CRACK ORIGINATED IN LOWEST HI-LOCK FASTENER POSITION 2.875 INCH BELOW TOP OF PART. ALSO SPLICED NEW WEB (PN 206031106
- [SDR JJWA078248](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/JJWA078248), Mar 21, 2002: RIB. CRACKED. REMOVED BOTH HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS THAT HAD BEEN LAST INSTALLED OVER 5 YEARS AGO. FOUND EXCESSIVE CORROSION IN SPAR CLAMP AREA ON RIB CLOSEST TO TAILBOOM. REQU
- [SDR JJWA077061](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/JJWA077061), Nov 5, 2001: ACTUATOR. CORRODED. ACTUATOR FAILED AFTER FEBRUARY 2001 OVERHAUL. NO ALODINE OR OTHER CORROSION PROTECTION ON INSIDE OF CASE.INTERNAL CORROSION CAUSED FAILURE.

## 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 ERA09LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA047), Nov 11, 2008: Bell 206B (N281CB), Boynton Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to an undertorqued air line fitting to the fuel control.

## 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 20081111856619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081111856619A), Nov 11, 2008: Bell 206B (N281CB), West Palm Beac, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On 11/11/08, at approximately 0610, a Bell 206B helicopter N281CB piloted by [privacy data omitted], experienced total power loss. [privacy data omitted]…

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