# N5759H: 1980 Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 2014-12-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 17, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C28 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c28-series) (registry code 03022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E1GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1GL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45556
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 25, 1984
- Certificate issued: December 4, 1984
- Last registry action: June 16, 2009
- Mode S code: A76497
- Owner when cancelled: [Schneider Joel A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHNEIDER%20JOEL%20A)
- Location: [Springfield, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Springfield)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8555° N, 89.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62707, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5759H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5759H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5759H-2014-12-17

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 CHI88FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA079), Mar 18, 1988: Bell 206L-1 (N5759H), Taylorville, IL, 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 19880317005779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880317005779A), Mar 17, 1988: Bell 206L (N5759H), Taylorville, IL, Destroyed. Indicates loss of tail rotor effect en route in heavy wet snow. Vertical spin to ground impact. Possible icing.

## Other aircraft with N5759H

- [Cancelled 1951-03-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5759H-1951-03-09): Piper PA-16, S/N 16-371. Owner: [Los Alamos Clippers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOS%20ALAMOS%20CLIPPERS%20INC), [Los Alamos, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Los%20Alamos)

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