# N3201R: 1986 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2002-12-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 26, 2002
- Exported to: Canada
- 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: 3925
- Year built: 1986
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 23, 1986
- Certificate issued: November 19, 1992
- Last registry action: September 17, 2002
- Mode S code: A370DB
- Owner when cancelled: [Gulf Plains Pipeline Company Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GULF%20PLAINS%20PIPELINE%20COMPANY%20INC)
- Location: [Austin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Austin)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3201R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3201R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3201R-2002-12-26

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

## 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 FTW92GA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92GA080), Mar 3, 1992: Bell 206B III (N3201R), Falfurrias, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DUE TO HIS ABILITY TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BEING RESTRICTED. FACTORS WERE THE OBSERVER'S DELAY IN INFORMING THE PILOT OF THE…

## Other aircraft with N3201R

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3201R): Yakovlev YAK-50, S/N 750403, built 1975

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