# N3896V: Bell 206B, registration cancelled 1997-09-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 16, 1997
- 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: 3196
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: February 9, 1981
- Last registry action: January 17, 1996
- Mode S code: A47FF7
- Owner when cancelled: [Farm Development Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FARM%20DEVELOPMENT%20CORP)
- Location: [Boise, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Boise)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.6135° N, 116.2035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boise, ID, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3896V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3896V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3896V-1997-09-16

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 SEA96LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA198), Aug 22, 1996: Bell 206B (N3896V), Glenns Ferry, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel contamination, due to improper servicing of the helicopter, which resulted in an intermittent loss of engine power. A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's inadequate control of the…

## 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 19960822023529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960822023529A), Aug 22, 1996: Bell 206B (N3896V), Glens Ferry, ID, No damage

## Other aircraft with N3896V

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3896V): Parascender Technologies PARASCENDER 582, S/N 220088, built 1997

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