# N61AE: 1980 Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 2018-07-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 5, 2018
- Exported to: Australia
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107)
- Engine: [Rolls-Royce 250-C30P](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c30p) (registry code 54013)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E1GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1GL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45470
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 7, 2011
- Certificate issued: October 26, 2005
- Last registry action: March 16, 2018
- Mode S code: A7EC6A
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Evac Ems Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20EVAC%20EMS%20INC)
- Location: [O Fallon, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/O%20Fallon)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7515° N, 90.7284° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 63368, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61AE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=61AE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61AE-2018-07-05

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 (2)

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

- [SDR EVCA2012090400034](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EVCA2012090400034), Sep 1, 2012: LINE. CRACKED. AFTER A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ECS UNIT, IT WAS DISCOVERED ON ONE OF THE BLEED AIR LINES HAD CRACKED BY A WELDED AREA.
- [SDR EVCA00001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EVCA00001), Mar 10, 2010: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, MECHANIC FOUND CRACK ORIGINATING FROM A NUTPLATE ON THE AFT SKIN OF THE TAILBOOM (T/R GEARBOX LOWER CLOSE OUT SKIN). AFT SKIN REMOV

## 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 CHI01LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA070), Jan 22, 2001: Bell 206L-1 (N61AE), Quincy, IL, minor damage. Probable cause: The security guard failed to maintain clearance with the operating tail rotor.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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.

- [Incident 20110928023819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110928023819I), Sep 28, 2011: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (N61AE), St. Clair, MO, No damage. At 18:39 CST on September 28th, 2011, during reposition of aircraft N61AE, at the St. Clair, MO, airport, while at about a three-foot-hover, the pilot…
- [Incident 20010308005059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010308005059I), Mar 8, 2001: Bell 206L1 (N61AE), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. (-23) While on final approach to an approved hospital helipad, pilot encountered a flock of ducks at approx. 500 ft. above ground level. A single duck entered…
- [Accident 20010122038239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010122038239A), Jan 22, 2001: Bell 206L1 (N61AE), Quincy, IL, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23) On 01/22/01, at approximately 0605 UTC, N61AE, a BHT-206-L1, was preparing for a departure from blessing hospital, Quincy, el for the purpose of…

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