# N6610L: Bell 206L-3, registration cancelled 1997-02-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 11, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 51423
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: December 20, 1990
- Last registry action: December 18, 1996
- Mode S code: A8BA53
- Owner when cancelled: [Petroleum Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETROLEUM%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Harahan, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Harahan)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.9367° N, 90.2027° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harahan, LA, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6610L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6610L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6610L-1997-02-11

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 HEEA967630](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA967630), Aug 8, 1996: GEARSHAFT. MIS MFG. UPON INSPECTION OF PART NOTED THE FOLLOWING: IMPROPERLY FINISHED MACHINING ON GEARSHAFT FWD ID FACE AS MARKED. REPLACED DISCREPANT PART.

## 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 FTW92FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA112), Apr 9, 1992: Bell 206L-3 (N6610L), Venice, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INCAPACITATION DUE TO FOOD POISONING.

## 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 19920409062739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920409062739A), Apr 9, 1992: Bell 206L3 (N6610L), Venice, LA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Became incapacitated from food poisoning. Tried to land in a marsh but lost consciousness and crashed.

## Other aircraft with N6610L

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6610L-undated): Cessna 152, S/N 15284463. Triennial form not returned

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