# N3172V: 1982 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2012-08-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 14, 2012
- 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: 3674
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 10, 1982
- Certificate issued: June 27, 1984
- Last registry action: June 17, 2008
- Mode S code: A36384
- Owner when cancelled: [Textron Financial Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEXTRON%20FINANCIAL%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Providence, RI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/RI/Providence)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.8193° N, 71.4103° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 02903, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3172V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3172V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3172V-2012-08-14

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR 97ZZZX4472](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX4472), Aug 29, 1997: FUEL CONTROL. MALFUNCTION. DURING A HOVER WHILE PREPARING TO TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE DECELERATED. A HOVERING AUTOROTATION WAS SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPLISHED. UPON LANDING, THE ENGINE STABILIZED AT

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