# N74AE: 1983 Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 2018-10-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 1, 2018
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C28 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c28-series) (registry code 03022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E1GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1GL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45765
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 28, 1983
- Certificate issued: October 26, 2005
- Last registry action: March 16, 2018
- Mode S code: A9F036
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Evac Ems Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20EVAC%20EMS%20INC)
- Location: [O Fallon, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/O%20Fallon)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7515° N, 90.7284° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 63368, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74AE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=74AE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74AE-2018-10-01

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 CHI03LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA319), Sep 21, 2003: Bell 206L-1 (N74AE), Shoals, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining a proper descent rate during the touchdown once visual reference was reduced by the dust in the rotor downwash. Factors were the dusty gravel landing area and the pilot's…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 20120904029009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120904029009I), Sep 4, 2012: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (N74AE), Harrison, AR, Minor damage. On September 4, 2012 the left-hand chin bubble departed the aircraft while in cruise-flight. Subsequent investigation determined that the chin bubble had been…
- [Accident 20030920023469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030920023469A), Sep 20, 2003: Bell 206L1 (N74AE), Shoals, IN, Substantial damage. (-23) On September 20, 2003, at 2338 EST, a Bell helicopter model 206-L1, N74AE, registered to air evac leasing corp. made a hard landing at a gypsum quarry…

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