# N57340: 1980 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2013-09-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 16, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Engine: [Allison 250 SER 250HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (registry code 03002)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2998
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 23, 1980
- Certificate issued: November 19, 1986
- Last registry action: November 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A75C8B
- Owner when cancelled: [Evergreen Equity Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EVERGREEN%20EQUITY%20INC)
- Location: [Mcminnville, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Mcminnville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.2117° N, 123.2817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97128, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57340
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=57340
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57340-2013-09-16

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 206B: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b.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 FTW94LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA093), Mar 10, 1994: Bell 206BIII (N57340), Lake Charles, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ADEQUATELY PERFORM A PREFLIGHT. A FACTOR WAS THE SOFT TERRAIN.

## 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 19940310004559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940310004559A), Mar 10, 1994: Bell 206B3 (N57340), Lake Charles, LA, Substantial damage. During vertical takeoff from soggy sod. Left skid lifted. Right skid had cut in caused roll to right as skid stuck.

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