# N32041: 1991 Bell 206L-3, registration cancelled 2017-12-05 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: December 5, 2017 - Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice - Airframe: [Bell 206L-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (registry code 1182108) - Engine: [Allison 250-C30 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (registry code 03015) - Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E1GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1GL) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 51539 - Year built: 1991 - Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft - Engine type: Turbo-shaft - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: December 13, 1991 - Certificate issued: July 11, 2002 - Last registry action: October 8, 2014 - Mode S code: A3714E - Owner when cancelled: [Phi Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHI%20INC) - Location: [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 30.1552° N, 92.0282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70508, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32041 - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=32041 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32041-2017-12-05 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 206L-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3.md ## Service difficulty reports (17) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR HEEA076848](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA076848), Oct 18, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. WEAK. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE BATTERY. - [SDR HEEA072145](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA072145), Apr 6, 2001: GPS. MALFUNCTIONED. WILL NOT HOLD HEADING. SENT TO TRIMBLE NAVIGATION FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA065305](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA065305), Nov 30, 1999: BEARING. DAMAGED. ENGINE HAS WHINE RELATED TO N1 SPEED. BEARINGS REMOVED IN COMPLIANCE WITH CEBA72-3217 R-2. - [SDR HEEA065304](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA065304), Nov 30, 1999: BEARING. DAMAGED. ENGINE HAS WHINE RELATED TO N1 SPEED. BEARINGS REMOVED IN COMPLIANCE WITH CEBA72-3217 R-2. SERIAL NUMBERS REMOVED ARE MP01700 AND MP01418. REPLACED WITH SERIAL - [SDR HEEA060879](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA060879), Feb 23, 1999: TORQUEMETER. STICKS. NEEDLE STICKING ON TORQUEMETER. - [SDR HEEA060870](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA060870), Feb 23, 1999: INDICATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. ALL NEEDLES ON DUAL TACHOMETER MALFUNCTIONED. - [SDR HEEA060383](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA060383), Jan 28, 1999: ACTUATOR. FAILED. ACTUATOR WILL NOT ACTUATE. - [SDR HEEA060375](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA060375), Jan 28, 1999: ACTUATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. ACTUATOR WILL NOT ADJUST TO DECREASE STROKE. - [SDR HEEA060213](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA060213), Jan 22, 1999: FITTING ASSY. GOUGED. GOUGES IN THE SIDES FROM THE CROSSTUBE TUBE SADDLE. CORROSION INSIDE AT THE NUTPLATE. SCRAPPED AND INSTALLED SERVICEABLE FITTINGS. - [SDR HEEA0013642](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0013642), Mar 26, 1998: TACH GEN. FAILED. TRIPS LOW ROTOR WARNING HORN AFTER MUTED. - [SDR HEEA967801](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA967801), Sep 9, 1996: FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME IS CRACKED. (TAILBOOM FRAME CRACKED AT UPPER R/H CORNER WEAR RADIUS) REMOVED AND REPLACED FRAME. - [SDR HEEA967798](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA967798), Sep 9, 1996: INTERCOSTAL. LOOSE RIVETS. WORKING RIVETS IN 4 EACH INTERCOSTALS WHERE ATTACHED TO FITTINGS. REMOVED INTERCOSTALS. REMOVED RIVETS, APPLIED 890 PRO-SEAL, INSTALLED MS20470E-5 RIVETS AND RE - [SDR HEEA967512](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA967512), Jul 5, 1996: SEAL ASSY. PITTED. SEAL IS PITTED. - [SDR HEEA967066](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA967066), Apr 23, 1996: INDICATOR. FAILED. NO INDICATION ON TOT INDICATOR WITH EITHER SHIPS POWER OR BARFIELD T-1000. - [SDR HEEA967019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA967019), Apr 17, 1996: TRANSCEIVER. DEFECTIVE. TOWER REPORTED TRANSPONDER INOPERATIVE. REPLACED CAVITY OSCILLATOR V101 AND FUSE F401. UNIT QUIT BLOWING FUSES; BUT DOES NOT RECEIVE. - [SDR HEEA966471](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA966471), Jan 16, 1996: TRANSCEIVER. DEFECTIVE. 2 YEAR INSPECTION DUE. REPLACED WEAK V101 CAVITY OSCILLATOR. ADJUSTED FREQUENCY. BENCH CHECK GOOD. - [SDR HEEA954833](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA954833), Apr 21, 1995: BEARING. CRACKED. BEARINGS CRACKED. ALSO REPLACED 4 EACH SLEEVES P/N 206-010-733-003. BEARINGS SCRAPPED LOCALLY. SEE MMIR'S # 4831 THROUGH # 4844 FOR ADDITIONAL BEARINGS. ## 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 CEN11LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA252), Mar 24, 2011: Bell 206L-3 (N32041), (Gulf of Mexico), substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to an engine compressor stall as a result of ingesting methane gas during takeoff. ## 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 20110324005029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110324005029A), Mar 24, 2011: Bell 206L-3 (N32041), Boothville, LA, Substantial damage. At approximately 2155 zulu, N32041 took off from an oil platform located at main pass 61A. Approximately the same time as the aircraft's take off, the oil… ## Other aircraft with N32041 - [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32041-undated): Bell 206L-3, S/N 51195 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.