# N828BA: 1981 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2010-04-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 21, 2010
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C20 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (registry code 03020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E4CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3426
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 12, 1998
- Certificate issued: February 2, 1995
- Last registry action: May 15, 2007
- Mode S code: AB4EAD
- Owner when cancelled: [Heloair](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELOAIR)
- Location: [Sandston, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Sandston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.5012° N, 77.2521° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23150, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N828BA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=828BA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N828BA-2010-04-21

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 97ZZZX5131](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX5131), Nov 19, 1997: DRAIN VALVE. CRACKED. DURING 100-HOUR INSPECTION, BURNER DRAIN VALVE WAS FOUND CRACKED UNDER O-RING BOSS AREA.

## 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 NYC07CA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA084), Mar 23, 2007: Bell 206B (N828BA), Lewes, DE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in an in flight collision with utility wires during takeoff, and a subsequent impact with terrain.

## 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 20070323016729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070323016729A), Mar 23, 2007: Bell 206B (N828BA), Lewes, DE, Substantial damage. (-23) Helicopter, with 3 passengers on board, struck utility power wire upon takeoff from road at housing development construction site. The helicopter hit the…

## Other aircraft with N828BA

- [Cancelled 2021-10-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N828BA-2021-10-12): Boeing 747-830, S/N 37826, built 2015. Exported to Egypt. Owner: [Boeing Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOEING%20CO), [Renton, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Renton)

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