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N55LW

Cancelled 2013

Deregistered aircraft · 1977 Bell 206B · Allison 250 SER 400HP

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Cancelled: April 18, 2013
Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
Serial number: 2249
Year built: 1977
Type: Rotorcraft
Engine: Turbo-shaft
Airworthiness: Standard, normal
Airworthiness date: September 28, 1977
Certificate issued: June 16, 1981
Last registry action: July 10, 1987
Mode S code: A6FE21
Owner when cancelled: Walter Ronnie W
Location: Billings, MT
Owner type: Individual

Airframe modelBell 206BTCDS H2SW · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelAllison 250 SER 400HPTurbo-shaft

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.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N55LW and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB DEN83FA045Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportSula, MTThe helicopter crashed tail low and rolled over in an open field during marginal weather. The pilot was flying on an expired student certificate and expired medical. According to a pilot who had worked with him the pilot had no helicopter rating. Witnesses…Jan 6, 1983 · Substantial damage

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N55LW and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 19830106000459APwr Off Run Land (Autorotation · Sula, MTOn coyote hunt possible flame out flying in heavy snow. Auto relight inop. Allowed rotor RPM decay prior to impact.Jan 6, 1983 · Substantial damage

Other aircraft with N55LW · 1

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. N55LW is registered now to the first aircraft listed.

NowCessna A185E · S/N 1851185Registered now · Leeward Aero Sales Corp, Ocala, FL