# N38AZ: 1982 Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 2011-03-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 18, 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: 45748
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Restricted, aerial surveying
- Airworthiness date: September 9, 1987
- Certificate issued: April 22, 2005
- Last registry action: May 20, 2008
- Mode S code: A45909
- Owner when cancelled: [Kauffman Well Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KAUFFMAN%20WELL%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Denver, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Denver)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7515° N, 104.9977° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80202, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38AZ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38AZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38AZ-2011-03-18

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 CEN09LA413](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA413), Jul 2, 2009: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (N38AZ), Breckenridge, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while maneuvering due to a loss of tail rotor effectiveness. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to monitor wind direction while…

## 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 20090702011799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090702011799A), Jul 2, 2009: Bell 206L1 (N38AZ), Summit County, CO, Destroyed. (-23) While performing an external load operation the pilot noticed the aircraft start to rotate he attempted to stop the rotation but was unable, he then…

## Other aircraft with N38AZ

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38AZ): Cessna P210N, S/N P21000516, built 1980

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