# N5753B: 1980 Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 2023-09-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 20, 2023
- 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: 45514
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 26, 1985
- Certificate issued: November 14, 1980
- Last registry action: June 16, 2023
- Mode S code: A763BF
- Owner when cancelled: [Industrial Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INDUSTRIAL%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)
- Physical address: [Scott, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Scott)
- 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/N5753B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5753B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5753B-2023-09-20

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 FTW91LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA023), Dec 9, 1990: Bell 206L-1 (N5753B), W.Cameron 266, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE HELICOPTER'S AFT LANDING GEAR CROSSTUBE ASSEMBLY DUE TO FATIGUE.

## 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 19901209053199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901209053199A), Dec 9, 1990: Bell 206L1 (N5753B), West Cameron, LA, Destroyed. Landing on oil platform right rear skid crosstube collapsed. Caused tailrotor strike. Lost control fell lower deck.

## Other aircraft with N5753B

- [Cancelled 1958-06-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5753B-1958-06-23): Cessna 182, S/N 33753. Owner: [Dillon James E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DILLON%20JAMES%20E), [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)

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