# N65PJ: 1985 Bell 206L-3, registration cancelled 2022-07-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 30, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 51127
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 12, 1985
- Certificate issued: December 7, 1995
- Last registry action: November 15, 2018
- Mode S code: A88BAF
- Owner when cancelled: [P J Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/P%20J%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Red Bluff, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Red%20Bluff)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.1654° N, 122.4417° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 96080, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65PJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65PJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65PJ-2022-07-30

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 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 2009F00106](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2009F00106), Nov 3, 2009: THRUST WASHER. FLAKING. AFTER MAIN ROTOR BLADE CHANGE, DURING TRACK AND BALANCE, ROTOR SYS WOULD NOT RESPOND TO NORMAL CORRECTIONS. REMOVED ROTOR HEAD AND DISASSEMBLED TRUNION ASSY, FO

## 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 WPR20LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA163), Jun 2, 2020: Bell 206 (N65PJ), Fairfield, CA, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from powerlines while conducting external load operations, which resulted in the main rotor contacting a wire and a subsequent collision with…

## 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 20200602009229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200602009229A), Jun 2, 2020: Bell 206L-3 (N65PJ), Fairfield, CA, Substantial damage, 3 fatal. On June 2, 2020, about 1330 pacific daylight time, a Bell 206-L3, N65PJ, was substantially damaged during a human external cargo (hec) operation, in support of…

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