# N51DC: Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2013-06-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 7, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2732
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 19, 1979
- Certificate issued: April 8, 1981
- Last registry action: March 30, 1991
- Mode S code: A65F64
- Owner when cancelled: [Sundance Helicopter Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUNDANCE%20HELICOPTER%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Stuart, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Stuart)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.1953° N, 80.2437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stuart, FL, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51DC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51DC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51DC-2013-06-07

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 (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 MIA84FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84FA067), Jan 27, 1984: Bell 206B (N51DC), Stuart, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MIA83LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA199), Aug 4, 1983: Bell 206B (N51DC), Stuart, FL, 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 19840127001529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840127001529A), Jan 27, 1984: Bell 206B (N51DC), Stuart, FL, Destroyed. Accidently flew into the ocean water while trying to secure a rear seat cushion. Doors removed for aerial photos.
- [Accident 19830804040599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830804040599A), Aug 4, 1983: Bell 206B (N51DC), Stuart, FL, Substantial damage. Turbine fractured and blew up caused engine fire. Oil type corrosion from the I d surface separated turbine shaft.

## Other aircraft with N51DC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51DC): BRM Aero S R O BRISTELL LSA, S/N 378/2018

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