# N55EA: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 1990-12-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 27, 1990
- Exported to: Ecuador
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 45588
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: March 7, 1988
- Last registry action: March 8, 1988
- Mode S code: A6FD77
- Owner when cancelled: [Barry Bette And Led Duke](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARRY%20BETTE%20AND%20LED%20DUKE)
- Location: [Albany, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Albany)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6657° N, 73.7984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, NY, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55EA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55EA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55EA-1990-12-27

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 IAD78FLQ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLQ23), Jul 11, 1978: Bell 206B (N55EA), Salyersville, KY, minor damage

## 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 19780711016629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780711016629A), Jul 11, 1978: Bell 206B1 (N55EA), Salyersville, KY, Minor damage

## Other aircraft with N55EA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55EA): Cessna 560, S/N 560-0055, built 1990

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