# N5004U: 1978 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2013-08-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 15, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 2455
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, showing compliance
- Airworthiness date: November 4, 1982
- Certificate issued: November 20, 1985
- Last registry action: December 24, 1988
- Mode S code: A63CE7
- Owner when cancelled: [Jim Zimmerman Aircraft Sales](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JIM%20ZIMMERMAN%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES)
- Location: [Lima, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Lima)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.6686° N, 84.1264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45806, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5004U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5004U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5004U-2013-08-15

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 MIA80DA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DA059), May 3, 1980: Bell 206B (N5004U), Malabar, FL, no damage, 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 19800503018759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800503018759A), May 3, 1980: Bell 206B (N5004U), Malabar, FL, 1 fatal. Left engine running on ground. Passenger backed into tail rotor.

## Other aircraft with N5004U

- [Cancelled 1963-12-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5004U-1963-12-26): Cessna 206, S/N 206-0004. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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