# N60EA: 1976 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2019-06-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 28, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Engine: [Rolls-Royce 250-C20](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20) (registry code 54178)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E4CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2068
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: March 28, 2011
- Last registry action: August 17, 2018
- Mode S code: A7C54B
- Location: [Abbeville, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Abbeville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.8946° N, 92.1932° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70510, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60EA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=60EA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60EA-2019-06-28

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 206B: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CEN18LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA020), Oct 24, 2017: Bell 206B (N60EA), Groom, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to operate the helicopter with minimum fuel on board.
- [NTSB CHI02LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA181), Jul 6, 2002: Bell 206B (N60EA), Three Rivers, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of tail rotor effectiveness.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20171024014989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171024014989A), Oct 24, 2017: Bell 206B (N60EA), Groom, TX, Substantial damage. October 24, 2017, approximately 1540 local time, N60EA, a Bell 206B helicopter sustained substantial damage during a forced landing after a total loss of…
- [Accident 20020706021519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020706021519A), Jul 6, 2002: Bell 206B (N60EA), Threerivers, MI, Substantial damage. (.19) On July 6, 2002, at 0945 eastern standard time (EST), Bell 206B, N60EA, piloted by a commercial pilot sustained substantial damage during an emergency…

## Other aircraft with N60EA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60EA): Short Bros. & Harland SC7 SERIES 3, S/N SH1843, built 1967

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