# N86CH: Bell 206L-3, registration cancelled 1988-05-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 19, 1988
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Bell 206L-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (registry code 1182108)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 51149
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Mode S code: ABCCB8
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86CH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=86CH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86CH-1988-05-19

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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

## 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 MKC88IA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88IA025), Dec 10, 1987: Bell 206L-3 (N86CH), Little Rock, AR, incident, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19871210072449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871210072449A), Dec 10, 1987: Bell 206L3 (N86CH), Little Rock, AR, Destroyed. Fire erupted on the heliport pad while ground crew was refilling oxygen tanks onboard ambulance helicopter.
- [Incident 19860322013549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860322013549I), Mar 22, 1986: Bell 206L3 (N86CH), Little Rock, AR, Minor damage. During climb at 2400 MSL the windshield shattered and blew into the cockpit. Safe return with a duck in pilots lap.

## Other aircraft with N86CH

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86CH): Socata TBM 700, S/N 543, built 2010
- [Cancelled 2008-02-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86CH-2008-02-07): Bell 206B, S/N 3590. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)

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