# N3186L: 1984 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2009-09-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 22, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 3798
- Year built: 1984
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 23, 1984
- Certificate issued: November 15, 1991
- Last registry action: December 19, 2006
- Mode S code: A367BE
- Owners when cancelled: [Los Angeles Fire Department](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOS%20ANGELES%20FIRE%20DEPARTMENT), [Helicopter Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELICOPTER%20CO)
- Location: [Van Nuys, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Van%20Nuys)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1975° N, 118.4890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91406, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3186L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3186L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3186L-2009-09-22

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: 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 LAX98TA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98TA123), Mar 20, 1998: Bell 206B (N3186L), Santa Clarita, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain adequate clearance with the wires. Additional factors in this accident are the position of the sun at that time of the day, which made it difficult to see the…

## 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 19980320003959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980320003959A), Mar 20, 1998: Bell 206B (N3186L), Santa Clarita, CA, Substantial damage. On March 19, 1998, at 1740 hours pacific standard time, a Bell 206B, N3186L, collided with a power line and crashed in a dry riverbed during an approach for…

## Other aircraft with N3186L

- [Cancelled 1975-02-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3186L-1975-02-07): Cessna 310J, S/N 310J0186. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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