# N613: 1979 Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 2014-10-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 10, 2014
- 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 400HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (registry code 03013)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45287
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 17, 1979
- Certificate issued: April 29, 1998
- Last registry action: November 14, 2013
- Mode S code: A7F9E2
- Owner when cancelled: [United States Department Of Interior](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20STATES%20DEPARTMENT%20OF%20INTERIOR)
- Location: [Boise, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Boise)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 43.5914° N, 116.1942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83706, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N613
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=613
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N613-2014-10-10

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 (1)

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

- [SDR 96ZZZX5042](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX5042), Sep 17, 1996: FITTING. CRACKED. ACFT TT: 7,745.2 HOURS. DURING 300-HOUR INSPECTION, FOUND CRACK IN T/B FITTING. AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN DOING SLING WORK. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO INSPECT

## 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 DEN01LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA012), Oct 30, 2000: Bell 206L-1 (N613), Mesa Verde, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The manufacturer's use of improper materials, and inadequate quality control of the tail rotor blades during the manufacturing process, which resulted in fatigue failure of the blade.

## 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 20001030035619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001030035619A), Oct 30, 2000: Bell 206L1 (N613), Mesa Verde, CO, No damage. (-23)On October 30, 2000, at 1230 MDT, a Bell BHT-206-L1 helicopter, N613 sustained substantial damage when a tail rotor blade failed during approach to a…

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