# N37488: 1977 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2017-12-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 12, 2017
- Exported to: Australia
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 2188
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: December 3, 1997
- Certificate issued: March 20, 2013
- Last registry action: October 8, 2015
- Mode S code: A44638
- Owner when cancelled: [N37488 LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/N37488%20LLC)
- Location: [Bigelow, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Bigelow)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.5231° N, 95.6872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56117, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37488
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=37488
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37488-2017-12-12

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (2)

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

- [SDR 20000424SH019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000424SH019), Mar 8, 2000: BEARING. MAKING METAL. METAL FLAKES DETECTED ON MAGNETIC PICK-UP IN LOWER GEARBOX AND OIL PUMP MAGNETIC PICK-UP. DISASSEMBLED GEARBOX FOR INSPECTION. BEARING INNER AND OUTER RACES BOT
- [SDR 97ZZZX4810](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX4810), Oct 16, 1997: BLEED VALVE. STICKING. VALVE APPARENTLY IS STICKING IN THE CLOSED POSITION AND DOES NOT OPEN UP WHEN POWER DEMAND IS DECREASED. THIS CREATES A MOMENTARY COMPRESSOR STALL RESULTING IN 

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