# N288JB: Bell 206L-3, registration cancelled 2001-07-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 27, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 51288
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: August 22, 1997
- Last registry action: September 19, 2000
- Mode S code: A2EC7D
- Owner when cancelled: [Critical Air Medicine Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRITICAL%20AIR%20MEDICINE%20INC)
- Location: [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8096° N, 117.1342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92123, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N288JB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=288JB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N288JB-2001-07-27

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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

## Service difficulty reports (3)

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

- [SDR 20001220SH001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20001220SH001), Dec 4, 2000: SHAFT. DAMAGED. PILOT REPORTED AIRCRAFT MAKING UNUSUAL NOISE. ON INSPECTION, FOUND FORWARD BEARING RETAINING NUT ON OIL COOLER BLOWER SHAFT HAD LOST TORQUE. LOCKING WASHER WAS 
- [SDR 20001101SH026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20001101SH026), Sep 14, 2000: PITCH HORN. LOOSE. DURING A 100-HOUR INSPECTION, ONE OF THE MECHANICS FOUND THE STUD PN 206-010-744-105 LOOSE IN THE PITCH HORN, PN 206011-809-107. THE POSSIBLE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN A
- [SDR 99ZZZX2494](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX2494), Jun 17, 1999: BEARING. FAILED. DURING FLIGHT, THE 'ENGINE CHIP LIGHT' WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DURING A 30-MINUTE GROUND RUN FOR TROUBLESHOOTING THE CHIP LIGHT AGAIN ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE

## 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 LAX01LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA063), Dec 22, 2000: Bell 206-L3 (N288JB), Wilcox, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's incapacitation that resulted from nausea during the final approach to landing. The pilot collapsed on the cyclic, which precipitated inadvertent contact between the main rotor blades and…

## 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 20001222027769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001222027769A), Dec 22, 2000: Bell 206L3 (N288JB), Willcox, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23)A/c was on the return leg of an air medical flight when the pilot advised the medical crew that he was not feeling well. The crew made a decision to land…

## Other aircraft with N288JB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N288JB): Socata TBM 700, S/N 1054, built 2015
- [Cancelled 2008-09-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N288JB-2008-09-29): Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW, S/N 19000147, built 2008. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Jetblue Airways Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JETBLUE%20AIRWAYS%20CORP), [Forest Hills, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Forest%20Hills)

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