# N54LP: 1991 Bell 206L-3, registration cancelled 2014-06-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 30, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 206L-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (registry code 1182108)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C30 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (registry code 03015)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E1GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1GL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 51466
- Year built: 1991
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 15, 1991
- Certificate issued: November 18, 2004
- Last registry action: October 11, 2012
- Mode S code: A6D69B
- Owner when cancelled: [Panther Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PANTHER%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Belle Chasse, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Belle%20Chasse)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7159° N, 90.0354° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70037, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54LP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54LP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54LP-2014-06-30

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 206L-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3.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 CEN14FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA004), Oct 9, 2013: Bell 206L 3 (N54LP), Venice, LA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the liberation of a second stage turbine blade near the blade root due to a high-cycle fatigue crack and subsequent overload. Although extensive testing and…

## 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 20131009020959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131009020959A), Oct 9, 2013: Bell 206L-3 (N54LP), Patterson, LA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot brought aircraft to a 10 foot hover, as he departed he flew parallel to the flare boom. Aircraft being in transitional lift attitude, a loud noise was…

## Other aircraft with N54LP

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54LP): Piper PA-18-135, S/N 18-3928, built 1954
- [Cancelled 1989-12-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54LP-1989-12-07): Cessna 421C, S/N 421C0085. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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