# N5008L: Bell 206B, registration cancelled 1988-06-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 3, 1988
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2519
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Mode S code: A63D6B
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5008L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5008L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5008L-1988-06-03

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 206B: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 LAX81DUJ66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ66), Jun 11, 1981: Bell 206B (N5008L), Kayenta, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN79DTE66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTE66), Jul 26, 1979: Bell 206B-3 (N5008L), Ft Collins, CO, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19810611032799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810611032799A), Jun 11, 1981: Bell 206B (N5008L), Kayenta, AZ, Substantial damage. Helicopter crashed during low-level filming operation.
- [Accident 19790726020289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790726020289A), Jul 26, 1979: Bell 206B (N5008L), Waverly, CO, Substantial damage. Made hard landing during practice autorotation landings.

## Other aircraft with N5008L

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5008L): Air Tractor AT-402B, S/N 402B-1018, built 1996
- [Cancelled 1993-06-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5008L-1993-06-25): Sikorsky S-76B, S/N 760403. Exported to Italy. Owner: [Sikorsky International Ops Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIKORSKY%20INTERNATIONAL%20OPS%20INC), [Stratford, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Stratford)
- [Cancelled 1974-04-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5008L-1974-04-05): Lake LA-4-200, S/N 465. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Lake Aircraft Corporation Of Virginia](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAKE%20AIRCRAFT%20CORPORATION%20OF%20VIRGINIA), [Arlington, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Arlington)

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