# N3890B: 1980 Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 2011-08-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 31, 2011
- Exported to: Australia
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107)
- Engine: [Allison 250 SER 250HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (registry code 03002)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45480
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 17, 1980
- Certificate issued: May 18, 2005
- Last registry action: December 2, 2010
- Mode S code: A47F13
- Owner when cancelled: [Zephyr Helicopters LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZEPHYR%20HELICOPTERS%20LLC)
- Location: [Boulder City, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Boulder%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.9997° N, 114.8520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89005, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3890B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3890B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3890B-2011-08-31

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 Helicopter Textron 206L-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1.md

## Service difficulty reports (8)

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

- [SDR 99ZZZX1237](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX1237), Mar 8, 1999: BEARING. WORN. DURING INSPECTION, FOUND WORN BEARING.
- [SDR 98ZZZX259](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX259), Dec 3, 1997: BLADE. CORRODED. DISCOVERED DURING DAILY INSPECTION, M/R BLADE SKIN SEPARATED AND CORRODED AT TIP.
- [SDR 98ZZZX258](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX258), Dec 3, 1997: BLADE. CORRODED. DISCOVERED DURING DAILY INSPECTION, M/R BLADE SKIN SEPARATED AND CORRODED AT TIP.
- [SDR 98ZZZX257](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX257), Dec 3, 1997: BLADE. CORRODED. DISCOVERED DURING DAILY INSPECTION, SKIN CORROSION AND SEPARATION AT TIP.
- [SDR 97ZZZX4429](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX4429), Sep 9, 1997: FUEL SYSTEM. FUMES. IN-FLIGHT, FUEL FUMES IN COCKPIT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. FUEL SYSTEM FLUID AND VENT SYSTEM INSPECTED - FUEL SYSTEM TOPPED OFF AND LEAK CHECKED. NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND. 
- [SDR 97ZZZX4433](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX4433), Aug 13, 1997: INDICATOR. STUCK. AT START, TOT INDICATOR POINTER STOP ARM STICKING TO LATEX BUMPER. REPLACE BUMPER WITH A DIFFERENT MATERIAL.
- [SDR 96ZZZX2211](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX2211), Mar 12, 1996: LINK IDLER. WORN. DAILY INSPECTION FOUND BUSHINGS AND BEARINGS WORN BEYOND LIMITS. PARTS REQUIRING REPLACEMENT: 4 EACH PN 206-010-338-001 SPACERS, 4 EACH PN 206-010-337-001 BEARI
- [SDR 96ZZZX2210](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX2210), Mar 12, 1996: LEVER ASSY. WORN. DAILY INSPECTION FOUND BUSHINGS AND BEARINGS WORN BEYOND LIMITS. PARTS REQUIRING REPLACEMENT: 4 EACH PN 206-010-338-001 SPACERS, 4 EACH PN 206-010-337-001 BEARI

## 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.

- [Incident 19881212068299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881212068299I), Dec 12, 1988: Bell 206L1 (N3890B), Houma, LA, Minor damage. Engine noise and yaw while hovering. Landed with power. Secured aircraft. Foreign object damage to compressor.
- [Incident 19880330020419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880330020419I), Mar 30, 1988: Bell 206L1 (N3890B), Houma, LA, Minor damage. Collided with a parked helicopter during ground operations at the heliport.

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