# N5829D: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 2002-03-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 18, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 45270
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: April 29, 1992
- Last registry action: March 20, 2001
- Mode S code: A780ED
- Owner when cancelled: [Offshore Logistics Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OFFSHORE%20LOGISTICS%20INC)
- Location: [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.1552° N, 92.0282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70508, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5829D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5829D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5829D-2002-03-18

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 95ZZZX4417](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX4417), Aug 7, 1995: DRIVESHAFT. DAMAGED. INPUT DRIVESHAFT REMOVED DUE TO FIRE IN ROTOR BRAKE AREA. SUSPECT CAUSE ROTOR BRAKE MALFUNCTION. DRIVESHAFT WAS SCRAPPED DUE TO HEAT DAMAGE.
- [SDR 95ZZZX2778](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX2778), May 22, 1995: LINK IDLER. WORN. DAILY INSPECTION FOUND BUSHINGS AND BEARINGS WORN BEYOND LIMITS. PARTS REQUIRING REPLACEMENT: 4 EACH 206-010-338-001 SPACERS, 4 EACH 206-010-337-001 BEARINGS, 2
- [SDR 95ZZZX2777](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX2777), May 22, 1995: LINK ASSY. WORN. DAILY INSPECTION FOUND BUSHINGS AND BEARINGS WORN BEYOND LIMITS. PARTS REQUIRING REPLACEMENT: 4 EACH 206-010-338-001 SPACERS, 4 EACH 206-010-337-001 BEARINGS, 2
- [SDR 95ZZZX2798](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX2798), May 2, 1995: BLADE. MISMANUFACTURED. DURING INSPECTION, SPAR OBSERVED DRILLED AT TIP WEIGHT INSTALLATION LOCATIONS. TIP WEIGHT BLOCK AREA, HOLES DRILLED THROUGH TO SPAR INNER SKIN AT TIME OF MANUFA

## 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 FTW97LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA114), Mar 4, 1997: Bell 206L-1 (N5829D), Jamaica Beach, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's encounter with instrument meteorological conditions, and his subsequent loss of aircraft control due to the loss of visual cues to detect his height above the water. Factors were the low…

## 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 19970304005919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970304005919A), Mar 4, 1997: Bell 206L1 (N5829D), Galveston, TX, Destroyed. Encountered brown out over gulf due weather. Made slow 180 turn. Settled with power. Lost tail effect. Impacted water (-23) the airline transport rated pilot…

## Other aircraft with N5829D

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5829D): Piper PA 46-350P, S/N 4636739, built 2018
- [Cancelled 1970-06-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5829D-1970-06-08): Piper PA-22-150, S/N 22-4504. Owner: [Dwight M Ewing Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DWIGHT%20M%20EWING%20JR), [Merced, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Merced)

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