# N496RL: 1981 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2012-04-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 16, 2012
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Engine: [Allison 250 SER 250HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (registry code 03002)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3496
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 26, 1981
- Certificate issued: August 10, 2000
- Last registry action: August 18, 2009
- Mode S code: A627E4
- Owner when cancelled: [Rotorcraft Leasing Co LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROTORCRAFT%20LEASING%20CO%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/N496RL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=496RL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N496RL-2012-04-16

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 YTRR096997](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YTRR096997), Aug 3, 2004: GOVERNOR. FAILED. GOVERNOR WAS OVERHAULED, AFTER 482.3 TSO, THE GOVERNOR EXPERIENCED A LOW SIDE FAILURE WHERE N2 COULD NOT BE SET ABOVE 92 PERCENT.

## 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 DFW05LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA017), Nov 5, 2004: Bell 206B (N496RL), S.Timbelier 187, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined 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 20041105031159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041105031159A), Nov 5, 2004: Bell 206B (N496RL), Gulf Of Mexico, US, Substantial damage. (-23) The personnal aboard the aircraft heard a loud explosion. The explosion, in accordance with the pilot in command was followed by a loss of power.…

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