# N8163J: Bell 206B, registration cancelled 1983-06-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 25, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 552
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: June 10, 1980
- Last registry action: June 25, 1983
- Mode S code: AB2270
- Owners when cancelled: [Verticare](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VERTICARE), [Vallone Eileen M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VALLONE%20EILEEN%20M), [Topographic Div](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOPOGRAPHIC%20DIV), [Day James H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAY%20JAMES%20H), [Frey Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREY%20CHARLES)
- Location: [Salinas, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Salinas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.6902° N, 121.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salinas, CA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8163J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8163J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8163J-1983-06-25

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 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 LAX83FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA154), Mar 22, 1983: Bell 206 B III (N8163J), Salinas, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19830322008449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830322008449A), Mar 22, 1983: Bell 206B3 (N8163J), Salinas, CA, Destroyed. Pilot was attempting to reposition helicopter on mountain helipad and descended into fog and crashed.

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