# N81SP: 1982 Bell 206L-3, registration cancelled 2005-07-12 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: July 12, 2005 - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Bell 206L-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (registry code 1182108) - Engine: [Allison 250-C30 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (registry code 03015) - Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E1GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1GL) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 51029 - Year built: 1982 - Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft - Engine type: Turbo-shaft - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: October 21, 1982 - Certificate issued: June 5, 2002 - Last registry action: May 17, 2005 - Mode S code: AB08A1 - Owner when cancelled: [Petroleum Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETROLEUM%20HELICOPTERS%20INC) - Location: [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 30.1552° N, 92.0282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70508, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81SP - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81SP - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81SP-2005-07-12 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 206L-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3.md ## Service difficulty reports (34) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR HEEA085047](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA085047), Feb 28, 2003: GOVERNOR. FAILED. GOVERNOR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO DROOP COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS. SHOP REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA085035](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA085035), Feb 28, 2003: ACTUATOR. FAILED. ACTUATOR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO DROOP COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS. - [SDR HEEA085018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA085018), Feb 28, 2003: GPS. MALFUNCTIONED. GPS CURSOR INOPERATIVE IN TCAS MODE. - [SDR HEEA084429](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084429), Feb 13, 2003: GPS. MALFUNCTIONED. GPS CURSOR WILL NOT COME ON IN TCAS MODE. TO BE SENT TO VENDOR FOR REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA084428](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084428), Feb 13, 2003: GPS. MALFUNCTIONED. GPS LOSES SIGNAL. - [SDR HEEA083421](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA083421), Jan 9, 2003: BATTERY. WEAK. MAIN BATTERY WEAK. - [SDR HEEA083333](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA083333), Jan 9, 2003: GOVERNOR. ERRATIC. GOVERNOR HAS ERRATIC OPERATION. ENGINE LOSES RPM. IN SHOP REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA083000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA083000), Jan 6, 2003: COMPUTER. FAILED. COMPUTER HAS MULTIPLE NR FAULTS. - [SDR HEEA080655](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA080655), Jul 30, 2002: OIL COOLER. FAILED. ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE RUNNING AT UPPER SCALE AND ABOVE NORMAL. - [SDR HEEA079489](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA079489), May 28, 2002: SKID. MISMANUFACTURED. RT SADDLE IS OUT OF ROUND AND DOES NOT ALLOW FWD CROSSTUBE TO BE INSERTED. - [SDR HEEA079475](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA079475), May 28, 2002: STEP. CORRODED. AIRSTAIR STEP CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. SCRAPPED. - [SDR HEEA079474](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA079474), May 28, 2002: STEP. CORRODED. AIRSTAIR STEP CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. SCRAPPED. - [SDR HEEA079456](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA079456), May 28, 2002: SUPPORT. CORRODED. MAIN ROTOR CONTROL LINKAGE SUPPORT IS CORRODED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART. - [SDR HEEA079450](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA079450), May 28, 2002: ELBOW. CORRODED. CYCLIC CONTROL LINKAGE ELBOW CORRODED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART. - [SDR HEEA079447](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA079447), May 28, 2002: TUBE. CORRODED. CYCLIC CONTROL TUBE IS CORRODED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART. - [SDR HEEA077005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA077005), Oct 31, 2001: FITTING. CORRODED. THREADS ON FITTING CORRODED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART. - [SDR HEEA076847](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA076847), Oct 18, 2001: BATTERY. OVERHEATED. BATTERY HOT LIGHT. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE BATTERY. - [SDR HEEA075513](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA075513), Aug 21, 2001: ACTUATOR. INTERMITTENT. WOULD NOT BEEP. BEEP WAS INTERMITTENT THROUGHOUT ADJUSTMENT ATTEMPTS. - [SDR HEEA060785](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA060785), Feb 22, 1999: COVER. TORN. FLOAT COVER WORN AND TORN. - [SDR HEEA060660](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA060660), Feb 16, 1999: PUMP. WORN. WORN DRIVE SHAFT SPLINES AND GEARS. - [SDR HEEA060391](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA060391), Jan 28, 1999: ACTUATOR. FAILED. ACTUATOR WILL NOT EXTEND. - [SDR HEEA0015617](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0015617), Aug 17, 1998: INDICATOR. INOPERATIVE. INDICATOR WAS REMOVED FROM BOWL AND CLEANED. INSTALLED INDICATOR BACK ON BOWL, TESTED AND INDICATOR STILL DIDN'T WORK. - [SDR HEEA0015575](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0015575), Aug 14, 1998: CARTRIDGE. FAILED. BOOST PUMP LEAKING WITH AIRCRAFT ON GROUND AND PUMP OFF. - [SDR HEEA0014168](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0014168), May 11, 1998: AUDIO SELECTOR. INTERMITTENT. DUAL CHANNEL AUDIO PILOT SELECTOR INTERMITTENT. - [SDR HEEA0012459](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0012459), Jan 6, 1998: INDICATOR. STICKS. DUAL TACH NEEDLE STICKS UP TO 30%. - [SDR HEEA0011925](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0011925), Nov 10, 1997: INDICATOR. FAILED. INDICATOR WAS REMOVED FROM BOWL AND CLEANED. INSTALLED INDICATOR BACK ON BOWL, TESTED AND INDICATOR STILL DID NOT WORK. SCRAPPED INDICATOR AND REPLACED WITH SER - [SDR HEEA0010553](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0010553), Aug 5, 1997: BEARING HOUSING. MIS MFG. RECEIVING INSPECTION REVEALED; PIN SLOT WALL THICKNESS MEASURES .030 - .040 OVER SPECS (.070 - .060) ON #1 BEARING HOUSING. INSTALLED A SERVICEABLE #1 BEARING H - [SDR HEEA0010484](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0010484), Jul 16, 1997: RELAY. OPEN. RELAY COIL WINDING IS OPEN. - [SDR HAIHEEA9777](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAIHEEA9777), May 7, 1997: INDICATOR. READS HIGH. TORQUE INDICATOR READS HIGH OUT OF TOLERANCE. - [SDR HAIHEEA9685](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAIHEEA9685), Apr 30, 1997: HSI CONTROL. FLAG FAILED. GLIDE SLOPE FLAG WILL NOT COME INTO VIEW. - [SDR HAIHEEA9628](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAIHEEA9628), Apr 29, 1997: ALTIMETER. ERROR. ENCODING ALTIMETER HAS EXCESSIVE FRICTION ERROR AND FAILED POSITION ERROR TEST. - [SDR HAIHEEA9462](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAIHEEA9462), Apr 23, 1997: ALTIMETER. NEEDLE LOOSE. HUNDREDS NEEDLE IS LOOSE ON HANDSTAFF. - [SDR HEEA979186](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA979186), Mar 12, 1997: TRANSCEIVER. WEAK. WEAK RECEIVER SENSITIVITY. - [SDR HEEA979178](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA979178), Mar 12, 1997: CONTROL UNIT. DEFECTIVE. THUMBWHEEL INTERMITTENT WHEN CHANNELING. ## 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 FTW04LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA088), Mar 6, 2004: Bell 206L-3 (N81SP), W. Cameron 149, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the emergency floats not being deployed. ## 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 20040306010969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040306010969A), Mar 6, 2004: Bell 206L3 (N81SP), Destroyed. (-23) The pilot stated that he heard a loud bang and felt a shudder in the airframe shortly after takeoff from an offshore platform. The pilot immediately… ## Other aircraft with N81SP - [Cancelled 2016-01-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81SP-2016-01-07): Glasair Aviation USA SPORTSMAN GS-2, S/N 7367, built 2013. First renewal notice. Owner: [Glasair Aviation USA LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLASAIR%20AVIATION%20USA%20LLC), [Arlington, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Arlington) --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.