# N3181J: 1983 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2019-01-30 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: January 30, 2019 - Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation - Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) - Engine: [Allison 250 SER 250HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (registry code 03002) - Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 3771 - Year built: 1983 - Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft - Engine type: Turbo-shaft - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: November 29, 1983 - Certificate issued: August 25, 2015 - Last registry action: August 25, 2015 - Mode S code: A3670D - Owner when cancelled: [Arrow Aviation Co LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARROW%20AVIATION%20CO%20LLC) - Location: [Broussard, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Broussard) - Owner type: LLC - Owner's area on the map: 30.1347° N, 91.9273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70518, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3181J - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3181J - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3181J-2019-01-30 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 ## Service difficulty reports (20) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR HEEA065243](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA065243), Nov 19, 1999: WHEEL. DAMAGED. TURBINE WAS REMOVED DUE TO 1ST, 2ND, AND 3RD STAGE WHEELS CYCLED. RECEIVING ASSEMBLY INSPECTION REVEALED EXCESSIVE RUNOUT OF OUTER BAND AND WAS UNABLE TO BALANC - [SDR HEEA062861](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA062861), Jul 12, 1999: GENERATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. STARTER/GENERATOR HAD HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION. - [SDR HEEA060923](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA060923), Feb 23, 1999: ENCODER. INOPERATIVE. TRANSPONDER MODE C INOPERATIVE. - [SDR HEEA060900](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA060900), Feb 23, 1999: STARTER. FAILED. STARTER WILL NOT TURN OVER. - [SDR HEEA060214](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA060214), Jan 22, 1999: BEARING. LOOSE. LINK ASSEMBLY HAS BEARING BORE WORN. - [SDR HEEA0015573](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0015573), Aug 14, 1998: CARTRIDGE. FAILED. BOOST PUMP INTERNAL FAILURE. - [SDR HEEA0014632](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0014632), Jun 8, 1998: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. STROBE HAS NO OUTPUT. - [SDR HEEA0013212](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0013212), Mar 4, 1998: ACTUATOR. FAILED. ACTUATOR INOPERATIVE. - [SDR HEEA0011927](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0011927), Nov 10, 1997: INDICATOR. FAILED. INDICATOR WAS REMOVED FROM BOWL AND CLEANED. INSTALLED INDICATOR BACK ON BOWL, TESTED AND INDICATOR STILL DID NOT WORK. SCRAPPED INDICATOR AND REPLACED WITH SER - [SDR HEEA0011569](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0011569), Oct 20, 1997: BLADE. CORRODED. TURBINE REMOVED DUE TO 1750 HOUR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION OF TURBINE PARTS NOTED: MINOR SULFIDATION ON NR 1 WHEEL BLADES. SCRAPPED WHEEL. - [SDR HEEA0011259](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0011259), Oct 8, 1997: SLEEVE. COATING FLAKE. TUNGSTEN COATING FLAKING OFF BALL AREA. - [SDR HEEA0010759](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0010759), Aug 19, 1997: INDICATOR. READS LOW. FUEL QTY INDICATOR READS LOW OUT OF TOLERANCE. - [SDR HEEA0010310](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0010310), Jun 26, 1997: ACTUATOR. INOPERATIVE. DE ICE MOTOR INOPERATIVE. - [SDR HEEA0010263](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0010263), Jun 25, 1997: INDICATOR. DEFECTIVE. FUEL QTY INDICATOR READS HIGH OUT OF TOLERANCE AND NEEDLE HAS EXCESSIVE FRICTION ERROR. - [SDR HEEA966574](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA966574), Jan 31, 1996: CONNECTING LINK. CRACKED. TAIL ROTOR P/C LINK IS CRACKED ON BOTH ENDS WHERE BEARINGS PRESSED INTO LINK. REPLACED P/C LINK WITH SERVICEABLE PART. - [SDR HEEA956180](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA956180), Dec 5, 1995: TRANSCEIVER. DEFECTIVE. WEAK, OFF FREQUENCY. ALIGNED RECEIVER AND ADJUSTED FREQUENCY TO SPECS. REPAIRED. REPLACED CRACKED FACEPLATE. REPLACED PHOTOCELL V301 DUE TO WEAK REPLY LIGHT. RE - [SDR HEEA956118](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA956118), Nov 21, 1995: MOTOR ASSY. INOP. LINEAR ACTUATOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE ACTUATOR. - [SDR HEEA955560](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA955560), Aug 8, 1995: FREEWHEEL. MAKING METAL. FREEWHEEL MAKING METAL. REPLACED FREEWHEELING UNIT. - [SDR HEEA954993](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA954993), May 12, 1995: DRAG PIN ASSY. DEFECTIVE. BEARING BECAME UNSTAKED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE DRAG PIN. - [SDR HEEA954234](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA954234), Jan 12, 1995: TEMPLATES. OVERTEMP. OVERTEMP INDICATIONS. OPPOSITE SIDE OF DISC - 2 EACH TEMP PLATES OVERTEMP. ## 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 CEN11LA646](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA646), Sep 15, 2011: Bell 206B (N3181J), Spicewood, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain adequate rotor rpm during a low-altitude maneuvering flight. ## 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 20110915021979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110915021979A), Sep 15, 2011: Bell 206B (N3181J), Spicewood, TX, Destroyed. On 09/15/2011 at approximatley 0815 hrs, pilot was on a pleasure flight with one passenger in a Bell 206B helicopter cruising at 105 knots at an altitude of… ## Other aircraft with N3181J - [Cancelled 1970-06-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3181J-1970-06-30): Cessna 150G, S/N 15065881, built 1966. Owner: [Wood Gerald W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOOD%20GERALD%20W), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage) --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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