# N5003Q: 1978 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2012-12-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 10, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Engine: [Allison 250 SER 400HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (registry code 03013)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2449
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 22, 1978
- Last registry action: January 13, 1987
- Mode S code: A63CC0
- Location: [Memphis, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Memphis)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9007° N, 84.7291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 31830, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5003Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5003Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5003Q-2012-12-10

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

## 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 FTW81DA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DA014), Dec 2, 1980: Bell 206B3 (N5003Q), Cameron, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19801202077349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801202077349A), Dec 2, 1980: Bell 206B (N5003Q), Cameron, LA, Destroyed. Main rotor struck oil platform perimeter fence on takeoff. Helicopter hit water and sank.

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