# N8040T: 1982 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2011-05-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 23, 2011
- Exported to: United Kingdom
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Engine: [Rolls-Royce 250-C20B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20b) (registry code 54385)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E4CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3615
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 7, 2007
- Certificate issued: December 2, 2008
- Last registry action: December 2, 2008
- Mode S code: AAF323
- Owner when cancelled: [Company Publishing Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMPANY%20PUBLISHING%20INC%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7376° N, 75.6671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19808, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8040T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8040T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8040T-2011-05-23

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 206B: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b.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 DFW05LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA066), Jan 19, 2005: Bell 206B (N8040T), Pinehurst, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's delay in taking remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing.

## 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 20050119001459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050119001459A), Jan 19, 2005: Bell 206B (N8040T), Pinehurst, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) While doing autorotations, the instructor and private pilot receiving remedial training had a low main rotor RPM condition during the flare. The…

## Other aircraft with N8040T

- [Cancelled 1981-10-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8040T-1981-10-19): Cessna 175A, S/N 56740. Owner: [Wall Stanley R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WALL%20STANLEY%20R), [West Monroe, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/West%20Monroe)

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