# N3894Q: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 2011-02-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 28, 2011
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C28 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c28-series) (registry code 03022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E1GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1GL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45589
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 1, 1987
- Certificate issued: April 18, 2002
- Last registry action: April 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A47FAC
- Owner when cancelled: [Classic Helicopters Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLASSIC%20HELICOPTERS%20LTD)
- Location: [Ogden, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Ogden)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 41.2150° N, 111.8896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84403, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3894Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3894Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3894Q-2011-02-28

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

## 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 DEN02LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA044), May 18, 2002: Bell 206L-1 (N3894Q), Salem, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of tail rotor effectiveness during takeoff. A contributing factor was the wind gusts.

## 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 20020518009749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020518009749A), May 18, 2002: Bell 206L1 (N3894Q), Salem, UT, No damage. (.19) On may 18, 2002, at 1449 mountain daylight time, a Bell 206L-1, N3894Q, operated by classic helicopters, inc., of woods cross, Utah, was destroyed when…

## Other aircraft with N3894Q

- [Cancelled 1978-09-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3894Q-1978-09-01): Cessna 172L, S/N 17259994. Exported to New Zealand. Owner: [Sky Sales And Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKY%20SALES%20AND%20SERVICE%20INC), [Okla City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Okla%20City)

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