# N86TA: 1975 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2019-08-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 15, 2019
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- 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: 1647
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 26, 1975
- Certificate issued: December 2, 2016
- Last registry action: December 2, 2016
- Mode S code: ABCE28
- Owner when cancelled: [Nevada Direct Leasing Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEVADA%20DIRECT%20LEASING%20CORP)
- Location: [Palmer, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Palmer)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 61.6245° N, 148.9817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99645, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86TA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=86TA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86TA-2019-08-15

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR 95ZZZX4073](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX4073), Aug 10, 1995: GOVERNOR. MALFUNCTION. FROM CRUISE, A LOW POWER DESCENT INITIATED. WHEN POWER APPLIED, ENGINE RPM DECREASED. PILOT ENTERED AUTOROTATION, POWER REAPPLIED AND ENGINE FLAME-OUT OCCURRED.

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ANC15CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA012), Mar 10, 2015: Bell 206B (N86TA), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control while hovering at a low altitude, which resulted in an impact with frozen lake ice. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to operate the…
- [NTSB ANC98LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA003), Oct 15, 1997: Bell 206-B2 (N86TA), Sutton, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance between the tail rotor and the external long line cable, and the subsequent entanglement of the tail rotor with the long line.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20150310003009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150310003009A), Mar 10, 2015: Bell 206B (N86TA), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot was in a hover over the knik glacier. Pilot was flying by himself from left seat. Pilot lost track of rotor RPM while concentrating on correcting N2, and…
- [Accident 19971015031299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971015031299A), Oct 15, 1997: Bell 206B (N86TA), Sutton, AK, Substantial damage. External load line became entangled in tail rotor during landing hover landed hard. Failed drop long line. (.4)the helicopter was being landed after completion…
- [Incident 19810727061219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810727061219I), Jul 27, 1981: Bell 206B (N86TA), Copper Center, AK, Minor damage. Landed off airport due to short shaft in drive coupling failed.

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