# N3500M: Bell 206B, registration cancelled 1984-07-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 6, 1984
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 473
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: March 21, 1975
- Last registry action: July 6, 1984
- Mode S code: A3E731
- Owners when cancelled: [Island Helicopters Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ISLAND%20HELICOPTERS%20CORPORATION), [Major Donald](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAJOR%20DONALD), [Pan Imports](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAN%20IMPORTS), [Day James H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAY%20JAMES%20H), [Frey Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREY%20CHARLES)
- Location: [Garden City, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Garden%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7269° N, 73.6370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 11530, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3500M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3500M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3500M-1984-07-06

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 NYC80FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA004), Oct 6, 1979: Bell 206B (N3500M), Old Westbury, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19791006040939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791006040939A), Oct 6, 1979: Bell 206B (N3500M), Westbury, NY, Destroyed. Helicopter rotor system failed during flight, causing crash.

## Other aircraft with N3500M

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3500M): Cessna 182T, S/N 18280996, built 2001

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