# N5753D: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 1997-11-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 21, 1997
- Exported to: Guatemala
- 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: 45529
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 4, 1995
- Last registry action: September 19, 1996
- Mode S code: A763C1
- Owners when cancelled: [Farrell Gary W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FARRELL%20GARY%20W), [Shuster Richard O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHUSTER%20RICHARD%20O)
- Location: [Van Nuys, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Van%20Nuys)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1975° N, 118.4890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91406, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5753D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5753D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5753D-1997-11-21

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

## Service difficulty reports (2)

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

- [SDR 97ZZZX3213](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX3213), Sep 5, 1995: EJECTOR NOZZLE. CRACKED. DURING FLIGHT, PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY A WHINE. PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. INSPECTED AND FOUND EJECTOR NOZZLE ASSY MISSING 
- [SDR HEEA954354](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA954354), Feb 14, 1995: CELL. LEAKAGE. PIN-HOLE LEAKAGE AND UNBONDED FILLER NECK FLANGE DUE TO CORROSION.

## 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 FTW85LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA295), Jul 21, 1985: Bell 206L-1 (N5753D), South Marsh, destroyed

## 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 19850721033189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850721033189A), Jul 21, 1985: Bell 206L1 (N5753D), Gulf Of Mexico, LA, Destroyed. During takeoff from south March block 57 platform, tail rotor system failed. Landed in water. Tail boom not found.

## Other aircraft with N5753D

- [Cancelled 1968-03-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5753D-1968-03-14): Piper PA-22-150, S/N 22-4453. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Simpson Aviation Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIMPSON%20AVIATION%20CO)

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