# N3889W: Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2007-01-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 18, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3570
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: February 18, 2003
- Last registry action: February 21, 2006
- Mode S code: A47CAA
- Owner when cancelled: [Tre Aviation Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRE%20AVIATION%20CORP)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3889W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3889W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3889W-2007-01-18

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

## 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 FTW90LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA007), Oct 10, 1989: Bell 206B-III (N3889W), High Island 474 (Gulf of Mexico), substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WITH ONE TIE-DOWN STRAP STILL ATTACHED TO THE HELICOPTER WHICH RESULTED FROM AN INADEQUATEPREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19891010039559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891010039559A), Oct 10, 1989: Bell 206B (N3889W), Gulf Of Mexico, TX, Substantial damage. Helicopter rolled over on lifting from oil platform pad. Left rear tiedown strap was still secured.
- [Incident 19871125076889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871125076889I), Nov 25, 1987: Bell 206B (N3889W), Gulf Of Mexico, LA, Minor damage. The tail rotor struck a main rotor blade of a parked helicopter. Was maneuvering for departure.

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