# N78CF: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 1995-12-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 27, 1995
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45206
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 21, 1992
- Last registry action: April 19, 1995
- Mode S code: AA8E65
- Owner when cancelled: [Crescent Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRESCENT%20AIRWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [West Hollywood, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/West%20Hollywood)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.9885° N, 80.2125° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33023, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78CF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78CF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78CF-1995-12-27

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 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 MIA92LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA005), Oct 6, 1991: Bell 206-L-1 (N78CF), Hollywood, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM AND THE FAILURE OF THE CFI TO MONITOR THE CONTROLS.

## 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.

- [Accident 19911006045089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911006045089A), Oct 6, 1991: Bell 206L1 (N78CF), Hollywood, FL, Substantial damage. Practice engine out autorotation. On landing student failed to bottom collective causing tailboom to fall downward.
- [Incident 19810428030919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810428030919I), Apr 28, 1981: Bell 206L1 (N78CF), Tulsa, OK, Minor damage. Practice autorotation, rotorcraft contacted ground in tail low position. Main rotor contacted verticle stablizer.

## Other aircraft with N78CF

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78CF): Fitzgerald Charles W RV-6, S/N 60016
- [Cancelled 1999-12-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78CF-1999-12-22): Piper PA-31-350, S/N 31-7305038. Exported to Netherlands. Owner: [Bac Encounters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAC%20ENCOUNTERS%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

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