# N5743B: 1980 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2010-04-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 13, 2010
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 3056
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 9, 1980
- Certificate issued: March 6, 1998
- Last registry action: February 16, 2010
- Mode S code: A76008
- Owner when cancelled: [Island Operating Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ISLAND%20OPERATING%20CO%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/N5743B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5743B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5743B-2010-04-13

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 (3)

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

- [SDR ALG2004F00062](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALG2004F00062), Sep 14, 2004: POWER SUPPLY. BURNED. IN FLIGHT, NOTED A ODOR OF ELECTRICAL WIRE BURNING AND (CLICK) FROM OVERHEAD CONSOLE, SAW ANTI-COLLISION LIGHT OFF. TURNED SWITCH BACK ON, SMELLED ODOR AGAIN AN
- [SDR 2002FA0000074](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002FA0000074), Oct 2, 2001: SKIN. CORRODED. DISCOVERED DURING ROUTINE AIRFRAME INSPECTION, LOWER SKIN CORRODED AND SEPARATED BENEATH OUTBOARD GRIP FINGER DOUBLER. (M)
- [SDR 20010208CW006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010208CW006), Dec 28, 2000: HARNESS. SHORTED. SPARKS EMITTING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CENTER CONSOLE. FOUND BAD WIRE SPLICE ON FF40 FM RADIO WIRING PROVISIONS.

## 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.

- [Incident 20050426008499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050426008499I), Apr 26, 2005: Bell 206B (N5743B), West Cameron. (-23) [privacy data omitted] a pilot for air logistics was on WC-426, attempting to depart the oil structure with two passengers on board taking off into the…

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