# N85RP: 1975 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2017-04-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 13, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 1654
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 31, 1991
- Certificate issued: May 4, 1999
- Last registry action: May 30, 2002
- Mode S code: ABA684
- Owner when cancelled: [Tenneco Business Service Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TENNECO%20BUSINESS%20SERVICE%20CORP)
- Location: [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.1453° N, 115.1866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89102, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85RP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=85RP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85RP-2017-04-13

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 FTW95TA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95TA228), Jun 2, 1995: Bell 206B-III (N85RP), Meeker, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE BY THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING. A FACTOR WAS SOFT 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 19950602042879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950602042879A), Jun 2, 1995: Bell 206B3 (N85RP), Meeker, CO, Substantial damage. Usg snow depth flight. Broke thru snow landing. Rolled. Rotors severed tailboom. One blade penetrated the cabin.

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