# N57334: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 1999-01-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 20, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 45445
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: August 6, 1980
- Last registry action: June 18, 1997
- Mode S code: A75C6C
- Owner when cancelled: [Offshore Logistics Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OFFSHORE%20LOGISTICS%20INC)
- Location: [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.2241° N, 92.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57334
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=57334
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57334-1999-01-20

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

## Service difficulty reports (5)

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

- [SDR 97ZZZX227](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX227), Oct 21, 1996: LINK IDLER. WORN. DAILY INSPECTION FOUND BUSHINGS AND BEARINGS WORN BEYOND LIMITS. PARTS REQUIRING REPLACEMENT: 4 EACH 206-010-338-001 SPACERS, 4 EACH 206-010-337-001 BEARINGS, 2
- [SDR 97ZZZX226](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX226), Oct 21, 1996: LEVER ASSY. WORN. DAILY INSPECTION FOUND BUSHINGS AND BEARINGS WORN BEYOND LIMITS. PARTS REQUIRING REPLACEMENT: 4 EACH 206-010-338-001 SPACERS, 4 EACH 206-010-337-001 BEARINGS, 2
- [SDR 96ZZZX2360](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX2360), Jan 22, 1996: BOOT. LEAKING. SCHEDULED INSPECTION, FOUND THE BOOT WAS LEAKING AND SEAL WAS TORN.
- [SDR 95ZZZX6905](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6905), Nov 8, 1995: DRIVESHAFT. DEBONDED. UPON REMOVAL FROM HELICOPTER, FOUND T/R DRIVESHAFT FORWARD BONDED COUPLING DEBONDED.
- [SDR 95ZZZX3362](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX3362), May 31, 1995: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. AFTER REMOVAL OF SHIMS TO COMPLY WITH TB 206L-94-169. FORWARD BULKHEAD WAS FOUND CRACKED UNDER SHIM AT LEFT LOWER ATTACH POINT. THIS IS PROBABLY A STRESS CRACK 

## 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 19970408005349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970408005349I), Apr 8, 1997: Bell 206L1 (N57334), Patterson, LA, Substantial damage. Lost tail rotor control after liftoff off shore oil platform. Landed in gulf helicopter sank.
- [Incident 19801219077419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801219077419I), Dec 19, 1980: Bell 206L1 (N57334), Houma, LA, Minor damage. Forced landing after power loss. Found faulty fuel boost pump check valve.

## Other aircraft with N57334

- [Cancelled 1965-05-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57334-1965-05-25): Consolidated Vultee BT-13, S/N 2834, built 1941. Owner: [Gogerty H L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOGERTY%20H%20L), [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)

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