# N321CA: 1979 Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 2002-07-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 25, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107)
- 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: 45214
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 13, 1996
- Certificate issued: July 25, 1996
- Last registry action: June 18, 2002
- Mode S code: A3723A
- Owner when cancelled: [Chem Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHEM%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Shreveport, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Shreveport)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.5905° N, 93.8637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 71107, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N321CA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=321CA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N321CA-2002-07-25

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Helicopter Textron 206L-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1.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 FTW01LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA004), Oct 2, 2000: Bell 206-L1 (N321CA), Jasper, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his failure to maintain control of the helicopter. Factors were the fog and the pilot's lack of…

## 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 20001002015879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001002015879A), Oct 2, 2000: Bell 206L1 (N321CA), Jasper, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot took off without energizing attitude and directional gyros. Encountered haze intensified by early morning sun. Inadvertently struck a tree with the…

## Other aircraft with N321CA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N321CA): Garratt Carol ANN RANS S-7S, S/N 0504372, built 2006
- [Cancelled 1989-12-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N321CA-1989-12-13): Beech 95-C55, S/N TE409. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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