# N285CA: 1975 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2013-06-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 6, 2013
- 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: 1678
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 25, 1982
- Certificate issued: May 21, 1992
- Last registry action: May 8, 1998
- Mode S code: A2E0C1
- Owner when cancelled: [Crescent Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRESCENT%20AIRWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [West Hollywood, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/West%20Hollywood)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.9885° N, 80.2125° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33023, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N285CA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=285CA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N285CA-2013-06-06

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 206B: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b.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 LAX93LA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA375), Sep 22, 1993: Bell 206B (N285CA), Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other aircraft with N285CA

- [Cancelled 2022-08-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N285CA-2022-08-19): Hawker Beechcraft 4000, S/N RC-10, built 2008. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Goal Aircrafts Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOAL%20AIRCRAFTS%20CORP), [Orlando, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Orlando)

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