# N3896W: 1980 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2018-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 3197
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Special flight permit
- Airworthiness date: January 25, 2008
- Last registry action: April 13, 2016
- Mode S code: A47FF8
- Location: [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.1552° N, 92.0282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70508, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3896W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3896W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3896W-2018-05-30

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

## Service difficulty reports (4)

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

- [SDR ALG2005F00098](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALG2005F00098), Dec 1, 2005: CAP. LEAKING. AFTER OPS CHECK FLIGHT, AN OIL LEAK WAS NOTED. FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM ENGINE RESERVOIR CAP STEM. REPLACED CAP ASSEMBLY. (K)
- [SDR ALG2004F00045](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALG2004F00045), Jun 18, 2004: INDICATOR. INOPERATIVE. TAKING OFF FOR FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY, AIRCRAFT HAD NO AIRSPEED ON INDICATOR. MAINTENANCE FOUND PLUG MISSING ON CAP ASSEMBLY FOR THE PITOT DRAIN SYSTEM. INSTAL
- [SDR 95ZZZX6092](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6092), Aug 24, 1995: SUPPORT. CRACKED. DURING NDT INSPECTION FOR OVERHAUL, FOUND CRACK ON EARS OF SUPPORT FOR FLAP RESTRAINT.
- [SDR 95ZZZX4413](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX4413), Jul 18, 1995: BEARING SET. MAKING METAL. TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN-FLIGHT. FOUND BEARING SET BEGINNING TO BREAK DOWN FROM FATIGUE CAUSING METAL IN OIL AND CHIP LIGHT TO COME ON.

## Other aircraft with N3896W

- [Cancelled 1970-07-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3896W-1970-07-13): Piper PA-32-260, S/N 32-842. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Alaska Transportation Co Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALASKA%20TRANSPORTATION%20CO%20CORP), [San Jose, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Jose)

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