# N38942: 1980 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2012-05-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 11, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- 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: 3189
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 24, 1980
- Certificate issued: May 22, 1984
- Last registry action: August 2, 1999
- Mode S code: A47FB8
- Owner when cancelled: [Nasca Dennis F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NASCA%20DENNIS%20F)
- Location: [Salome, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Salome)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6992° N, 113.6639° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85348, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38942
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38942
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38942-2012-05-11

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

## 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 LAX85FA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA315), Jul 12, 1985: Bell 206-B (N38942), Page, AZ, destroyed, 2 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 19850712030849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850712030849A), Jul 12, 1985: Bell 206B (N38942), Page, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Main rotor struck steel bridge spanning a canyon during film sequence. Pilot may have been using ionamin medication

## Other aircraft with N38942

- [Cancelled 1948-09-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38942-1948-09-17): Douglas C-47A, S/N 12971. Owner: [Nats Air Transport Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATS%20AIR%20TRANSPORT%20SERVICE), [San Francisco, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Francisco)

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