# N5844: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-3, registration cancelled 1994-09-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 22, 1994
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-canada-206l-3) (registry code 1182156)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 51468
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 29, 1991
- Mode S code: A787A8
- Owner when cancelled: [Sonat Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SONAT%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Birmingham, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Birmingham)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5844
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5844
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5844-1994-09-22

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 Canada 206L-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-canada-206l-3.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 FTW94FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA152), May 10, 1994: Bell 206L-3 (N5844), Intracoastl Cty, LA, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## 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 19940510010489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940510010489A), May 10, 1994: Bell 206L3 (N5844), Intercoastal Ci, LA, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Helicopter en route to oil rig with crew change impacted in gulf one mile from shore. No anomalies.

## Other aircraft with N5844

- [Cancelled 1973-06-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5844-1973-06-26): Convair 340/440, S/N 43. Owner: [Allegheny Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALLEGHENY%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- [Cancelled 1928-12-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5844-1928-12-19): Lincoln LINCOLN PAGE 3, S/N 216, built 1928. Owner: [Butte Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUTTE%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Butte, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Butte)

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