# N87WC: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 2007-07-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 31, 2007
- Exported to: Venezuela
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45201
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: February 28, 2007
- Last registry action: February 28, 2007
- Mode S code: ABF5F4
- Owner when cancelled: [Aircraft Guaranty Trust LLC Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20GUARANTY%20TRUST%20LLC%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.9355° N, 95.3976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77060, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87WC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=87WC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87WC-2007-07-31

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 Helicopter Textron 206L-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1.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 LAX98LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA140), Apr 21, 1998: Bell 206L-1 (N87WC), Los Angeles, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An overtemp of the engine during start within 10 hours of the accident, and the failure to report the event to the maintenance facility.

## 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 19980420013579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980420013579A), Apr 20, 1998: Bell 206L1 (N87WC), Los Angeles, CA, Substantial damage. Engine failure short final to roof top heliport. Made pad bu hard landing. Rotors chopped off tailboom. (.4)the helicopter lost engine power while on approach…

## Other aircraft with N87WC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87WC): Cessna 510, S/N 510-0385, built 2011

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