# N83181: 1973 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2020-01-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 3, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 1095
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 12, 2008
- Certificate issued: June 28, 2007
- Last registry action: March 13, 2017
- Mode S code: AB5F9B
- Owner when cancelled: [Hummingbirds Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUMMINGBIRDS%20INC)
- Location: [Valley Center, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Valley%20Center)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.2518° N, 117.0028° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92082, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83181
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=83181
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83181-2020-01-03

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 GAA19CA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA186), Mar 29, 2019: Bell 206 (N83181), Valley Center, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The ground crew’s attachment of the load fill hose to the helicopter without telling the pilot, which resulted in a loss of helicopter control during takeoff.

## 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 20190329002159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190329002159A), Mar 29, 2019: Bell 206B (N83181), Valley Center, CA, Destroyed. Pilot was doing an aerial application. He landed on top of his reloading truck. Pilot indicated that he attempted to lift off, prior to the reloading hose…

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