# N3173L: Bell 206B, registration cancelled 1990-02-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 14, 1990
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3677
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Mode S code: A3639E
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3173L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3173L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3173L-1990-02-14

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 DEN84FA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA207), Jul 2, 1984: Bell 206B (N3173L), Englewood, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19840702032049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840702032049A), Jul 2, 1984: Bell 206B (N3173L), Arapahoe, CO, Destroyed. Aircraft made turn until almost upside down and crashed. Pilot in left seat. Cyclic control stick installed wrong.

## Other aircraft with N3173L

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3173L): North American AT-6, S/N 413279, built 1945
- [Cancelled 1967-01-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3173L-1967-01-24): Cessna 310J, S/N 310J0173. Owner: [East Coast Air Taxi Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EAST%20COAST%20AIR%20TAXI%20INC), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)

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