# N80918: 1979 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2019-02-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 25, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C20B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20b) (registry code 03081)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E4CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2687
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 4, 2006
- Certificate issued: August 4, 2015
- Last registry action: August 4, 2015
- Mode S code: AB05E8
- Owner when cancelled: [Gebhard Jeffrey T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEBHARD%20JEFFREY%20T)
- Location: [Kailua, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Kailua)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 21.3947° N, 157.7583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 96734, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80918
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=80918
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80918-2019-02-25

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 WPR16FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA072), Feb 18, 2016: Bell 206B (N80918), Honolulu, HI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The in-flight failure of the engine-to-transmission drive shaft due to improper maintenance, which resulted in low main rotor rpm and a subsequent hard landing to water.

## 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 20160218017839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160218017839A), Feb 18, 2016: Bell 206B (N80918), Honolulu, HI, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On February 18, 2016, about 1020 hawaiian aleutain standard time, a Bell 206B, N80918, was substantially damaged when it impacted water during an emergency…

## Other aircraft with N80918

- [Cancelled 1980-03-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80918-1980-03-03): Globe GC-1B, S/N 1111. Owner: [Farries J R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FARRIES%20J%20R), [Salem, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Salem)

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