# N60WJ: 1981 Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 2016-08-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 30, 2016
- Exported to: Panama
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107)
- Engine: [Allison 250 SER 250HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (registry code 03002)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45644
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 1, 1981
- Certificate issued: March 9, 2016
- Last registry action: March 9, 2016
- Mode S code: A7C6E3
- Owner when cancelled: [Malahaide Investments Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MALAHAIDE%20INVESTMENTS%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7376° N, 75.6671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19808, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60WJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=60WJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60WJ-2016-08-30

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 (5)

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

- [SDR 2004F00374](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2004F00374), Jul 23, 2004: BEARING. LOOSE. DURING TAKEOFF FROM HA-340 THE TORQUE GUAGE FLUCTUATING 10 PERCENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED STARTER GENERATOR. BEARING LOOSE ON THE STARTER GENERATOR C
- [SDR ALGA087724](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALGA087724), Jun 24, 2003: GEAR. DEFECTIVE. AS PER MANDATORY BULLETIN T-075. REMOVED AND REPLACED. SUBMITTED BY: PRESTON BARZARE
- [SDR ALGA087723](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALGA087723), Jun 24, 2003: GEARSHAFT. SPALLED. FOUND SPALLING ON GEAR TEETH. REMOVED AND REPLACED DUE TO SPALLING ON GEAR TEETH FROM POSSIBLE IMPROPER MESHING OF GEAR TEETH.
- [SDR ALG2003F00017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALG2003F00017), Nov 18, 2002: LINE. LOOSE. DURING REFUELING, FUEL LEAKING FROM THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE MECHANIC FOUND FUEL BOOST PUMP TRANSFER LINE IS LEAKING, TIGHTENED THE LINE AND LEAK CHECKED 
- [SDR ALG2003F00001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALG2003F00001), Oct 10, 2002: LINE. LEAKING. DURING POST FLIGHT. FUEL LINE FROM THE FUEL CONTROL TO THE FIRESHIELD WAS LEAKING, THE MECHANIC REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEAKING LINE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETUR

## 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 MIA98LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA148), Apr 25, 1998: Bell 206L-1 (N60WJ), Orlando, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the flight crew to maintain main rotor RPM during a landing touchdown, which resulted in the main rotor blades contacting the tailboom.

## 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 19980425007729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980425007729A), Apr 25, 1998: Bell 206L1 (N60WJ), Orlando, FL, Substantial damage. After dual session found tail rotor damage from main rotor strike.
- [Incident 19950809027139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950809027139I), Aug 9, 1995: Bell 206L1 (N60WJ), Orlando, FL. Engine overspeed condition. Returned. Made run on landing. Maintenance forgot to install bushings in collective.

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