# N5018N: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 2013-03-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 19, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45222
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 26, 1979
- Certificate issued: April 6, 1979
- Last registry action: August 6, 1988
- Mode S code: A64124
- Owner when cancelled: [Wells Fargo Transport Lsg Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20TRANSPORT%20LSG%20CORP)
- Location: [San Francisco, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Francisco)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7914° N, 122.4021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94104, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5018N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5018N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5018N-2013-03-19

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

## 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 FTW80FRD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRD07), Oct 9, 1979: Bell 206L (N5018N), Lake Charles, LA, destroyed

## 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 19791009031639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791009031639A), Oct 9, 1979: Bell 206L1 (N5018N), Lake Charles, LA, Destroyed. Engine lost power, caught fire. Made emergency landing. Aircraft burned. Found engine turbine wheel failed in flight

## Other aircraft with N5018N

- [Cancelled 1956-02-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5018N-1956-02-15): Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, S/N 10303. Owner: [Brode Bill](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRODE%20BILL), [Garden City, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Garden%20City)

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