# N43GA: Bell 206L-3, registration cancelled 2004-06-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 2, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 51305
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 31, 2000
- Certificate issued: May 1, 2001
- Last registry action: April 20, 2004
- Mode S code: A5215C
- Owner when cancelled: [Rapid Air LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAPID%20AIR%20LLC)
- Location: [Canon City, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Canon%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.4419° N, 105.2209° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cañon City, CO, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43GA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=43GA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43GA-2004-06-02

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 DEN02LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA101), Aug 30, 2002: Bell 206L-III (N43GA), Canon City, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance of a static wire, and the subsequent loss of aircraft control due to the main rotor pitch change tubes being severed.

## 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 20020830025389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020830025389A), Aug 30, 2002: Bell 206L3 (N43GA), Canoncity, CO, Destroyed. (-23) The pilot was returning to the helipad from the royal gorge when he struck a wire on a electrical power line while maneuvering during low level flight in…

## Other aircraft with N43GA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43GA): Robinson Helicopter R44 II, S/N 10050, built 2003

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