# N62AE: 1978 Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 2010-10-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 25, 2010
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 45169
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 11, 1978
- Certificate issued: October 26, 2005
- Last registry action: October 21, 2008
- Mode S code: A813E9
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Evac Ems Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20EVAC%20EMS%20INC)
- Location: [West Plains, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/West%20Plains)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.7011° N, 91.8563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 65775, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62AE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=62AE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62AE-2010-10-25

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

## 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 CEN10FA509](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA509), Aug 31, 2010: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (N62AE), Walnut Grove, AR, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of aircraft control, due to spatial disorientation, resulting in the in-flight separation of the main rotor and tail boom.

## 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 20100831045829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100831045829A), Aug 31, 2010: Bell Helico 206L-1 (N62AE), Walnut Grove, AR, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Radar returns show the aircraft in level flight for a considerable length of time. The radar track shows the aircraft climbing abruptly and making a left turn.…

## Other aircraft with N62AE

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62AE): Iai GULFSTREAM G280, S/N 2041, built 2014

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