# N6516K: 1990 Bell 206L-3, registration cancelled 2023-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Bell 206L-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (registry code 1182108)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C30 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (registry code 03015)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E1GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1GL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 51391
- Year built: 1990
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: April 6, 2018
- Last registry action: August 11, 2022
- Mode S code: A893A5
- Location: [Rantoul, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Rantoul)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5420° N, 95.1245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66079, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6516K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6516K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6516K-2023-05-13

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 206L-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3.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 96ZZZX735](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX735), Jan 11, 1996: BEARING. FAILED. REMOVED MAST BEARING DUE TO MAST BEARING OUTER RACE FAILURE. INSTALLED NEW BEARING, PN 206-040-576-105, SN MB349. FAILED BEARING, TSN 1991.1 HOURS.

## 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 WPR21LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA338), Sep 8, 2021: Bell 206L-3 (N6516K), Tillamook, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a powerline during a low reconnaissance, with sun glare.

## 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 20210908013049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210908013049A), Sep 8, 2021: Bell 206L-3 (N6516K), Tillamook, OR, Substantial damage. The pilot had just completed aerial recon of a new aerial application zone in steep, heavily wooded terrain and was climbing out of a small valley to meet the…

## Other aircraft with N6516K

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6516K-undated): Republic RC-3, S/N 782. Triennial form not returned

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