# N5748H: 1980 Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 2008-08-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 27, 2008
- Exported to: Mexico
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107)
- 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: 45490
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 8, 1980
- Certificate issued: November 2, 2007
- Last registry action: January 16, 2008
- Mode S code: A760BD
- Owner when cancelled: [R Television Services LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/R%20TELEVISION%20SERVICES%20LLC)
- Location: [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.5252° N, 98.6046° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78240, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5748H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5748H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5748H-2008-08-27

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 (4)

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

- [SDR 98ZZZX2589](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX2589), Jul 3, 1998: TRANSMISSION. MAKING METAL. TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. EXCESSIVE METAL FOUND ON SUMP CHIP PLUG AND IN OIL FILTER.
- [SDR 97ZZZX1239](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX1239), Mar 17, 1997: COMPRESSOR. CRACKED. DURING DAILY INSPECTION OF ENGINE ASSY, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED ON THE RIGHT UPPER SIDE OF THE SCROLL, 1.50 INCHES IN LENGTH.
- [SDR 97ZZZX907](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX907), Jan 16, 1997: PUMP. DEFECTIVE. NOTED CYCLIC CONTROLS BINDING DURING FLIGHT. LOW HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. REPLACED PUMP ASSY AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
- [SDR 97ZZZX199](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX199), Dec 12, 1996: HOSE. LEAKING. TRANSMISSION TO FREEWHEELING UNIT HOSE WAS SEEPING AT MIDDLE OF LINE DUE TO DEFECT. HOSE WAS REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE HOSE.

## 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 NYC81DHD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DHD10), Nov 26, 1980: Bell 206L (N5748H), Odessa, DE, substantial damage

## 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 19801126076469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801126076469A), Nov 26, 1980: Bell 206L1 (N5748H), Odessa, DE, Substantial damage. Ignored low fuel warning. Exhausted fuel. Skid sank in soft ground on landing. Caused tal boom/rotor strike.

## Other aircraft with N5748H

- [Cancelled 1950-11-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5748H-1950-11-28): Piper PA-16, S/N 16-359. Owner: [Green Flying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GREEN%20FLYING%20SERVICE), [Eugene, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Eugene)

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