# N83146: 1973 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2007-06-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 12, 2007
- Exported to: Costa Rica
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Engine: [Allison 250 SER 400HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (registry code 03013)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1034
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 30, 1973
- Certificate issued: May 26, 2006
- Last registry action: November 28, 2006
- Mode S code: AB5F14
- Owner when cancelled: [Aero Copters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20COPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.9495° N, 81.9272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33813, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83146
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=83146
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83146-2007-06-12

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 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 ANC98TA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98TA011), Dec 5, 1997: Bell 206B (N83146), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate rotor RPM during an autorotation 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 19971205037519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971205037519A), Dec 5, 1997: Bell 206B (N83146), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Practice autorotation. Pulled collective too soon. Hard landing. Main rotors chopped tailboom. (.4) two commercial pilots were practicing touchdown…

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