# N5005B: 1978 Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 2006-04-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 24, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107)
- 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: 45175
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 18, 1978
- Certificate issued: October 26, 1994
- Last registry action: February 14, 2006
- Mode S code: A63CF9
- Owner when cancelled: [Phi Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHI%20INC)
- Location: [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.1552° N, 92.0282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70508, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5005B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5005B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5005B-2006-04-24

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Helicopter Textron 206L-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1.md

## Service difficulty reports (11)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR HEEA061770](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA061770), Apr 8, 1999: GOVERNOR. MALFUNCTIONED. AT CRUISE FLIGHT, 80 PERCENT TORQUE, TORQUE OSCILLATES 20 PERCENT, WITH A CORRESPONDING TOT OSCILLATION. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE GOVERNOR.
- [SDR HEEA061760](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA061760), Apr 8, 1999: INDICATOR. STICKING. TOT INDICATION NEEDLE DOES NOT MOVE ON START.
- [SDR HEEA060925](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA060925), Feb 23, 1999: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. POWER SUPPLY HAS LOOSE PIECES INSIDE, INOPERATIVE.
- [SDR HEEA060754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA060754), Feb 22, 1999: INDICATOR. STICKS. DUAL TACHOMETER INDICATOR NEEDLE STICKS ON START.
- [SDR HEEA0016168](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0016168), Oct 16, 1998: REAR DIFFUSER. CRACKED. ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO F.O.D. UPON INSPECTION OF COMPRESSOR PARTS NOTED: CRACKING AND LIFTING BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS ON REAR DIFFUSER MAJOR SEAL.
- [SDR HEEA0015574](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0015574), Aug 14, 1998: CARTRIDGE. FAILED. BOOST PUMP INTERNAL FAILURE.
- [SDR HEEA0015420](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0015420), Jul 30, 1998: ACTUATOR. FAILED. ACTUATOR WILL NOT RUN.
- [SDR HEEA0012666](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0012666), Jan 26, 1998: CARTRIDGE. FAILED. FUEL CARTRIDGE POPS CIRCUIT BREAKER.
- [SDR HEEA0011879](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0011879), Nov 10, 1997: INDICATOR. DEFECTIVE. CANNOT CALIBRATE FUEL QTY INDICATOR. SHOWS 25 LBS WITH NO FUEL. GLASS CRACKED.
- [SDR HEEA967353](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA967353), Jun 5, 1996: FIELD ASSY. SHORTED. START/GEN SHORTED OUT.
- [SDR HEEA967181](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA967181), May 9, 1996: INDICATOR. HANGS UP. GP INDICATOR GAUGE TENDS TO HANG UP BELOW 20%.

## 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 FTW00RA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00RA039), Dec 1, 1999: Bell 206-L1 (N5005B), Cabinda, Angola, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N5005B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5005B): Head Balloons AX8-88, S/N 456, built 2016
- [Cancelled 2008-12-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5005B-2008-12-04): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S10844, built 2008. Exported to Malaysia. Owner: [Weaver Aero International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEAVER%20AERO%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC), [Moundridge, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Moundridge)

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