# N3179X: 1983 Bell 206B-III, registration cancelled 2009-08-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 10, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Bell 206B-III](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b-iii) (registry code 1181506)
- 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: 3756
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 8, 1983
- Last registry action: July 2, 2009
- Mode S code: A3647B
- Location: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4707° N, 97.5191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 73102, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3179X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3179X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3179X-2009-08-10

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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-III: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b-iii.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 ANC95LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA014), Dec 4, 1994: Bell 206B (N3179X), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE INFORMATION IN THE FLIGHT MANUAL CONCERNING THE USE OF THE PARTICLE SEPARATOR KIT AND DEFLECTOR KIT WHEN OPERATING IN FALLING SNOW. FACTORS WERE THE ROUGH TERRAIN IN…
- [NTSB LAX86LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA091), Jan 16, 1986: Bell 206B-3 (N3179X), Waimea, HI, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX85LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA282), Jun 15, 1985: Bell 206B-III (N3179X), Lahaina, HI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19941204040509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941204040509A), Dec 4, 1994: Bell 206B (N3179X), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Engine flame out. Autorotated to beach hard landing. Rolled. Not equipped for operating in snow. No particle kit.
- [Accident 19860115075759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860115075759A), Jan 15, 1986: Bell 206B (N3179X), Waimea, HI, Substantial damage. Loss of power during cruise with a hard landing on autorotation. Found a broken pneumatic line at fuel controller.
- [Accident 19850615038129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850615038129A), Jun 15, 1985: Bell 206B3 (N3179X), Lahainai, HI, Substantial damage. Collided with surf on forced landing after engine failed. Water found in fuel system. Water in vent tube in error.

## Other aircraft with N3179X

- [Cancelled 1974-05-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3179X-1974-05-07): Cessna 150G, S/N 15064579. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Grigsby Earl C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRIGSBY%20EARL%20C), [Highland, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Highland)

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