# N38EA: 1978 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2011-11-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 4, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Engine: [Allison 250 SER 400HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (registry code 03013)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2555
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 4, 1978
- Certificate issued: June 21, 2010
- Last registry action: June 21, 2010
- Mode S code: A45956
- Owner when cancelled: [Photos Unlimited](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHOTOS%20UNLIMITED)
- Location: [Rancho Cordova, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Rancho%20Cordova)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6043° N, 121.2803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95670, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38EA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38EA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38EA-2011-11-04

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 (2)

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 WPR11TA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11TA274), Jun 21, 2011: Bell 206B (N38EA), Franklin, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm during the practice autorotation.
- [NTSB LAX93LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA258), Jun 17, 1993: Bell 206B3 (N38EA), Stoneyford, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing wind conditions during a hover operation. A factor in the accident was the high density altitude and the gusting, variable wind conditions.

## 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.

- [Accident 20110621010929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110621010929A), Jun 21, 2011: Bell 206B (N38EA), Franklin, CA, Destroyed. Per pilot, he was practicing autorotations and had done several already. During the last autorotation to a power recovery, when he rolled the throtle back on,…
- [Accident 19930617019449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930617019449A), Jun 17, 1993: Bell 206B3 (N38EA), Stoneyford, CA, Substantial damage. During aerial taxi in mountain terrain a wind gust caused tailboom to hit ground. Yawed settled hard in a creek.

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