# N41BL: Bell 206L, registration cancelled 1998-07-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 21, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 206L](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l) (registry code 1181522)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45302
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Last registry action: July 2, 1998
- Mode S code: A4D1EB
- Owner when cancelled: [Rotors In Motion Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROTORS%20IN%20MOTION%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Waukegan, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Waukegan)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.4038° N, 87.8536° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60087, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41BL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=41BL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41BL-1998-07-21

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 206L: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l.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 CHI98FA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98FA159), May 18, 1998: Bell 206L-1 (N41BL), Arlington Hgts, IL, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: Loss of helicopter control for unknown reasons.

## 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 19980518009909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980518009909A), May 18, 1998: Bell 206L (N41BL), Arlington Heigh, IL, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Departed controlled flight. Impacted a residence garage. Strong gusty winds in area. (.4)a witness observed the helicopter fly over his apartment building…

## Other aircraft with N41BL

- [Cancelled 2022-02-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41BL-2022-02-05): Preston E Woollard RAF-2000, S/N H203-14-592, built 2011. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Larue Richard](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LARUE%20RICHARD), [West Chester, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/West%20Chester)

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