# N303CH: 1997 Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 2003-04-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 23, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45268
- Year built: 1997
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 9, 1997
- Certificate issued: October 31, 1996
- Last registry action: March 18, 2003
- Mode S code: A32AB1
- Owner when cancelled: [Central Helicopter Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CENTRAL%20HELICOPTER%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7348° N, 95.4161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77098, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N303CH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=303CH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N303CH-2003-04-23

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 FTW03LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA015), Oct 17, 2002: Bell 206L-1 (N303CH), Edinburg, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of tailrotor effectiveness due to the right quartering tailwind, which resulted in a hard landing. Factors were the lack of suitable surrounding terrain for landing, which included numerous…

## 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 20021017031289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021017031289A), Oct 17, 2002: Bell 206L1 (N303CH), Edinburg, TX, Destroyed. (.19) On October 17, 2002, at 1600 central daylight time, a Bell 206L-1 helicopter, N303CH, was substantially damaged when it landed hard following a loss of…

## Other aircraft with N303CH

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N303CH-undated): Piper PA-31-350, S/N 317752107

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