# N42489: 1991 Bell 206L-3, registration cancelled 2007-04-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 25, 2007
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 206L-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (registry code 1182108)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C30 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (registry code 03015)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E1GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1GL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 51474
- Year built: 1991
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 11, 1991
- Certificate issued: January 22, 2007
- Last registry action: April 11, 2007
- Mode S code: A50E0D
- Owner when cancelled: [Copter Lease LLC Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COPTER%20LEASE%20LLC%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1517° N, 106.5749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87109, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42489
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=42489
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42489-2007-04-25

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-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3.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 FTW98TA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98TA328), Jul 24, 1998: Bell 206L-3 (N42489), Reklaw, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper alignment in that the external load was not centered during sling operation, which resulted in entanglement of the load with the landing gear, and the loss of…

## 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 19980724017669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980724017669A), Jul 24, 1998: Bell 206L3 (N42489), Lufkin, TX, No damage. Acft lost control and crashed into a pond. (-23) a Bell 206 L-3 helicopter was fire fighting in vicinity of highway 204 reclaw, Texas approximately 20 miles…

## Other aircraft with N42489

- [Cancelled 1956-03-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42489-1956-03-05): Piper J3C-65, S/N 14760. Owner: [Robert Fortson](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBERT%20FORTSON), [San Bernardino, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Bernardino)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42489-undated): Cessna 182L, S/N 18259040. Triennial form not returned

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