# N57536: Bell 206B, registration cancelled 1999-07-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 13, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3124
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: November 28, 1980
- Last registry action: May 18, 1999
- Mode S code: A763DC
- Owner when cancelled: [Pumpkin Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PUMPKIN%20AIR%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/N57536
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=57536
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57536-1999-07-13

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 FTW95LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA303), Jul 17, 1995: Bell 206B (N57536), West Cameron, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE DISCONNECT OF THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S INABILITY TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

## 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 19950717049079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950717049079A), Jul 17, 1995: Bell 206B (N57536), Gulfofmexico, LA, Substantial damage. (-16) Tail rotor drive shaft failed due to the loss of a bolt and associated hardware that secures the shaft to a drive coupling. The bolt, washers, and nut…
- [Incident 19940729019739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940729019739I), Jul 29, 1994: Bell 206B3 (N57536), Abbeville, LA, Minor damage. Narrative: a Bell 206-B3, N57536, aircraft, piloted by Mr. William haaren, an employee of grasso production, inc., had a hard landing which resulted in minor…

## Other aircraft with N57536

- [Cancelled 1971-02-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57536-1971-02-15): Taylorcraft DCO-65, S/N L-5914. Owner: [James C Swint](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JAMES%20C%20SWINT), [Mcallen, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Mcallen)

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