# N3171W: Bell 206B, registration cancelled 1998-04-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 13, 1998
- Exported to: El Salvador
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3663
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Last registry action: April 13, 1998
- Mode S code: A36362
- Owner when cancelled: [Foss Stephen W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOSS%20STEPHEN%20W)
- Location: [Hampton, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Hampton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.9419° N, 70.8259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hampton, NH, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3171W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3171W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3171W-1998-04-13

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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

## 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.

- [Incident 19841005056119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841005056119I), Oct 5, 1984: Bell 206B (N3171W), Framingham, MA. Chip detector light came on. Landed in a park. Found a metal chip. Cleaned plug and released helicopter for flight.

## Other aircraft with N3171W

- [Cancelled 2011-06-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3171W-2011-06-06): Early Bird JENNY, S/N RW01JN4-DX.67. Assigned (non-type certificated), pending cancellation
- [Cancelled 1974-03-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3171W-1974-03-31): Beech 58, S/N TH-421. Exported to France. Owner: [Hartzog Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARTZOG%20AVIATION%20INC), [Rockford, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Rockford)

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