# N57480: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 1985-10-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 25, 1985
- Exported to: Venezuela
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 45501
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 30, 1984
- Mode S code: A760CE
- 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
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57480
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=57480
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57480-1985-10-25

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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

## 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 NYC82DA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA206), Aug 21, 1982: Bell 206L-1 (N57480), Ho Ho Kus, NJ, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Accident 19820821040069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820821040069A), Aug 21, 1982: Bell 206L1 (N57480), Hohokus, NJ, Substantial damage. Turbine assembly guide vane failed. Helicopter was substantially damaged in the hard autorotation landing.
- [Incident 19810318020839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810318020839I), Mar 18, 1981: Bell 212 (N57480), Galveston, TX, Minor damage. Right engine side cowl came off and struck right horizontal stabilizer. Installed two new fasteners.

## Other aircraft with N57480

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57480): Boeing 737-9, S/N 67677, built 2026
- [Cancelled 1970-09-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57480-1970-09-03): Convair BT-13, S/N 392. Owner: [Davis Lester](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVIS%20LESTER), [Columbia, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Columbia)

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