# N34698: 1994 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2012-11-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 14, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 4324
- Year built: 1994
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 14, 1994
- Certificate issued: June 8, 1995
- Last registry action: June 15, 2010
- Mode S code: A3D74C
- Owners when cancelled: [United States Department Of Energy](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20STATES%20DEPARTMENT%20OF%20ENERGY), [Bonneville Power Admin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BONNEVILLE%20POWER%20ADMIN)
- Location: [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)
- Physical address: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 45.5287° N, 122.6790° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97208, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34698
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=34698
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34698-2012-11-14

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

## Service difficulty reports (3)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2001FA0000300](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001FA0000300), Jun 23, 2001: ENGINE. MALFUNCTIONED. DEPARTING THE AIRPORT, THE ENGINE FLAMED OUT OR SURGED. THE ENGINE WAS RUN ON A TEST CELL. TEST CELL SHOWED: 1)A CYCLING ANTI-ICE VALVE SOLENOID. 2) A RICH FUEL
- [SDR 96ZZZX1030](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX1030), Dec 21, 1995: TRANSMISSION. LEAK. TRANSMISSION OIL LEAKING THROUGH CORK. CORK SEEMS SATURATED WITH OIL. APPEARS CORK NEEDS TO BE SEALED WITH SOMETHING BETTER THAN SHELLAC.
- [SDR 95ZZZX5716](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX5716), Aug 25, 1995: ENGINE. FLAME-OUT. HELICOPTER EXPERIENCED 3 ENGINE FLAME-OUTS WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES. THE AUTO RE-IGNITION STARTED THE ENGINE IN-FLIGHT EACH TIME. NORMAL LANDING WAS ACCOM

## 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 SEA04TA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04TA163), Aug 17, 2004: Bell 206B (N34698), Mead, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The reversal of the reel machine during a sock line pull which resulted in a loss of control while hovering out of ground effect. Factors were the failure of company management to develop adequate…

## 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 20040817017809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040817017809A), Aug 17, 2004: Bell 206B (N34698), Mead, WA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) The pilot was pulling a nylon rope used in the stringing of power lines. The reel operator was paying out the pulling rope that was connected to the…

## Other aircraft with N34698

- [Cancelled 1971-12-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34698-1971-12-01): Stinson 10A, S/N 7998. Owner: [Wilcox Robert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILCOX%20ROBERT%20E), [Dayton, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Dayton)
- [Cancelled 1948-08-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34698-1948-08-17): Douglas DC3D-R-1830-90C, S/N 42964. Owner: [Colonial Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLONIAL%20AIRLINES%20INC), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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