# N3898P: Bell 206B, registration cancelled 1995-06-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 23, 1995
- Exported to: South Africa
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3212
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: March 15, 1994
- Last registry action: March 15, 1994
- Mode S code: A48037
- Owner when cancelled: [Rotorcraft Technologies Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROTORCRAFT%20TECHNOLOGIES%20INC)
- Location: [Broussard, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Broussard)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.1347° N, 91.9273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70518, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3898P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3898P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3898P-1995-06-23

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 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 FTW83LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA184), Apr 8, 1983: Bell 206B (N3898P), Hempstead, TX, substantial damage

## 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 19830408012019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830408012019A), Apr 8, 1983: Bell 206B (N3898P), Hempstead, TX, Substantial damage. During emergency autorotation landing, helicopter hit wires and crashed. Foreign material found in compressor.

## Other aircraft with N3898P

- [Cancelled 1956-05-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3898P-1956-05-11): Piper PA-18A, S/N 18-4731. Owner: [Pocahontas Fuel Company Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POCAHONTAS%20FUEL%20COMPANY%20INC), [Pocahontas, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Pocahontas)

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