# N65603: Bell 206L-3, registration cancelled 1994-02-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 23, 1994
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 206L-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (registry code 1182108)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 51428
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: January 16, 1991
- Mode S code: A8A578
- Owner when cancelled: [Industrial Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INDUSTRIAL%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65603
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65603
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65603-1994-02-23

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

## 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 FTW92LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA062), Jan 29, 1992: Bell 206L-3 (N65603), E.I. Blk 108, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE ABOVE THE WATER. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT ATTEMPTING FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS OF FOG AND LOW CEILINGS DURING DAWN LIGHT CONDITIONS.

## 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 19920129003189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920129003189A), Jan 29, 1992: Bell 206L3 (N65603), Gulf Of Mexico, LA, Substantial damage. Tried fly VFR to offshore platform in dense fog. Struck water near rig. Rolled and sank.

## Other aircraft with N65603

- [Cancelled 1988-05-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65603-1988-05-31): Cessna 152, S/N 15281644. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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