# N3899C: 1980 Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 2010-03-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 10, 2010
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107)
- 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: 45596
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 23, 1981
- Certificate issued: January 29, 2001
- Last registry action: January 19, 2010
- Mode S code: A4804F
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Logistics LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20LOGISTICS%20LLC)
- Location: [New Iberia, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/New%20Iberia)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.9367° N, 91.8653° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70560, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3899C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3899C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3899C-2010-03-10

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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

## Service difficulty reports (5)

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

- [SDR ALG2004F00039](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALG2004F00039), Jun 29, 2004: ENGINE. MALFUNCTIONED. N2 DROOPED ON TAKEOFF, N2 WILL BEEP TO 98 PERCENT THEN DROOPS TO 96 PERCENT ON TAKE OFF, LINEAR ACTUATOR BEEP IS FULL UP. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED N2 BEEP RANGE IAW
- [SDR ALG2002F00063](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALG2002F00063), Jul 10, 2002: SPLINE ADAPTER. WORN. DURING FLIGHT PILOT NOTED ROTOR TACH WENT TO ZERO. TACH GENERATOR SPLINES WORN.
- [SDR 98ZZZX301](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX301), Nov 14, 1997: DRIVE LINK. WORN. EXCESSIVE PLAY AT TWO PLACES. SEE BELL MM L-3, FIG 62-21. ON TEAR-DOWN, FOUND BEARINGS AND SPACERS WORN BEYOND LIMITS. TOTAL TIMES OF PARTS LESS THAN 1,000 HOUR
- [SDR 96ZZZX6186](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX6186), Oct 9, 1996: BEARING. WORN. TRANSMISSION RESTRAINT BEARINGS WORN BEYOND LIMITS. REPLACED 2 EACH BEARINGS.
- [SDR 96ZZZX3846](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX3846), Jun 20, 1996: DRIVE LINK. WORN. PLAY IN EXCESS OF .025 INCH AT TWO PLACES. SEE BELL MM L3, FIGURE 62.21. AT TEAR DOWN, FOUND BEARING AND SPACERS WORN. TOTAL TIMES LESS THAN 1,000 HOURS AND 1 Y

## 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 DFW08IA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08IA002), Oct 6, 2007: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (N3899C), Galveston, TX, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The loss of tail rotor control during initial takeoff climb due to the fracture of a tail rotor blade as result of impact with a foreign object.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 20071006824389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071006824389I), Oct 6, 2007: Bell 206L1 (N3899C), Galveston, TX, Minor damage. On October 6, 2007, at 0801 CST, a Bell BT-206-L1, N3899C, registered to air logistics LLC, lost power during take-off from an off-shore production platform in…
- [Incident 19850626036739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850626036739I), Jun 26, 1985: Bell 206L1 (N3899C), Manchaca, TX, Minor damage. Tail rotor struck unseen bundle of wires while in hover. Damage to tail rotor and main rotor.

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