# N55WT: 1975 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2020-02-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 3, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Engine: [Allison 250 SER 400HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (registry code 03013)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1683
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 5, 1975
- Certificate issued: March 25, 1996
- Last registry action: July 25, 2016
- Mode S code: A6FF18
- Owner when cancelled: [National Helicopter Service And Engineering Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20HELICOPTER%20SERVICE%20AND%20ENGINEERING%20CO)
- Location: [Encino, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Encino)
- Physical address: [Van Nuys, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Van%20Nuys)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1592° N, 118.5012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Encino, CA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55WT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55WT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55WT-2020-02-03

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 98ZZZX2584](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX2584), May 19, 1998: SLEEVE. DENTED. DURING RE-SHIM PROCEDURE, FOUND DENT IN SLEEVE APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES BELOW UNIBALL ON DATA PLATE SIDE. DENT HAD CORRESPONDING REFLECTION INSIDE SLEEVE. AREA HA

## 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.

- [Incident 20000907032859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000907032859I), Sep 7, 2000: Bell 206B (N55WT), Piru, CA, Minor damage. (-23)While conducting an FAR part 135.293 VFR helicopter competency check the pilot was asked to simulate a left stuck pedal tail rotor failure. The pilot…
- [Incident 19980812030379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980812030379I), Aug 12, 1998: Bell 206B (N55WT), Van Nuys, CA. (-23) No narrative available.

## Other aircraft with N55WT

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55WT): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 11685

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