# N3913S: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 1990-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 1990
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45666
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Mode S code: A48952
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3913S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3913S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3913S-1990-05-30

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 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 FTW90FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA046), Dec 27, 1989: Bell 206L-1 (N3913S), S Marsh Is 7, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE AND CORRECT A SITUATION INVOLVING LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS, RESULTING IN LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL.

## 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 19891227053329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891227053329A), Dec 27, 1989: Bell 206L1 (N3913S), Intracostal Cit, LA, Destroyed. Slowed for landing on helipad. Shuddered. Tried go around but entered settling with power. Impacted. Rolled over.

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