# N3RL: 1969 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2017-10-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 27, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C20 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (registry code 03020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E4CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 396
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 23, 1998
- Certificate issued: July 27, 2011
- Last registry action: July 27, 2011
- Mode S code: A31C22
- Owner when cancelled: [Rotorcraft Assets LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROTORCRAFT%20ASSETS%20LLC)
- 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/N3RL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3RL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3RL-2017-10-27

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR 3RL072502](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/3RL072502), Jul 25, 2002: WARNING LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. ON START-UP, ENGINE CHIP LIGHT CAME ON.

## 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 DFW07LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA109), May 11, 2007: Bell 206B (N3RL), E. Cameron 219, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to establish a climb and maintian directional control of the helicopter while departing the offshore platform.

## 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 20070511008249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070511008249A), May 11, 2007: Bell 206B (N3RL), Gulf Of Mexico, US, Substantial damage. (-23) While taking off from an offshore platform, the pilot stated that once the aircraft was leaving the side of the helideck, the aircraft began sinking and…

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