# N6255N: 1968 Bell 206A, registration cancelled 2025-09-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 15, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (registry code 1181508)
- 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: 129
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control, forest
- Airworthiness date: June 8, 2004
- Certificate issued: October 15, 2022
- Last registry action: September 9, 2023
- Mode S code: A82BE4
- Owner when cancelled: [Trinkle Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRINKLE%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Kingsburg, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Kingsburg)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 36.4801° N, 119.5173° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93631, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6255N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6255N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6255N-2025-09-15

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 206A: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a.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 SD72005F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SD72005F00000), Feb 28, 2005: FUEL CONTROL. FAILED. PILOT REPORTED DECAY OF N2 RPM WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REAPPLY COLLECTIVE FOLLOWING GRADUAL DECENT IN LOW ALTITUDE CRUISE FLIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ACCOMPLISHED.

## 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 WPR25LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA078), Jan 14, 2025: Bell 206A (N6255N), Lemoore, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines while maneuvering at a low altitude.
- [NTSB OAK69D0171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0171), Nov 2, 1968: Bell 206A (N6255N), Hanapepe, HI, substantial damage

## 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 20250114000129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250114000129A), Jan 14, 2025: Bell 206A (N6255N), Lemoore, CA, Destroyed. On January 14, 2025, while conducting agricultural operations, the helicopter hit a power line with its main rotor blade while flying at a low altitude en…

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