# N38903: Bell 206L-3, registration cancelled 2005-05-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 12, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell 206L-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (registry code 1182108)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 51017
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 18, 1982
- Certificate issued: January 14, 1999
- Last registry action: January 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A47F2D
- Owner when cancelled: [Papillon Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAPILLON%20AIRWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [Kirkland, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Kirkland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.7158° N, 122.2137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98034, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38903
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38903
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38903-2005-05-12

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 206L-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 DEN00LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA124), Jul 7, 2000: Bell 206L-3 (N38903), Logan, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: in-flight collision with a jacket, which blew out of the helicopter because the left passenger door was not properly secured prior to takeoff. A contributing factor was the pilot's failure to ensure…
- [NTSB LAX93FA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA316), Aug 8, 1993: Bell 206L3 (N38903), Tusayan, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF N444CR TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE MAIN ROTOR CLEARANCE FROM N38903, AND THE OPERATOR'S FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE OR RECOMMENDED SAFE HELIPAD DIMENSIONS. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT…
- [NTSB LAX84FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA032), Oct 25, 1983: Bell 206L-3 (N38903), Grand Canyon, AZ, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20000707009119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000707009119A), Jul 7, 2000: Bell 206L3 (N38903), Logan, UT, No damage. (-23) Aircraft departed Logan-cache airport fro a local flight. A person in the FBO observed the left rear door open as the aircraft departed. Several minutes…
- [Accident 19930807027911A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930807027911A), Aug 7, 1993: Bell 206L3 (N38903), Tusayan, AZ, Destroyed. During hover taxi to helilpad rotors struck idling rotor of N444CR waiting takeoff from its pad. Narrow taxi lane.
- [Accident 19831025055459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831025055459A), Oct 25, 1983: Bell 206L3 (N38903), Grand Canyon, AZ, Substantial damage. Reported power loss. Chopped off tail boom on autorotation landing. Engine checked normal. Severe downdrafts in area

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