# N882BT: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 1990-10-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 29, 1990
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- 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: 45716
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Mode S code: AC256E
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N882BT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=882BT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N882BT-1990-10-29

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 FTW90FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA178), Sep 12, 1990: Bell B206LI (N882BT), Port O'Connor, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S DECISION TO FLY INTO THE KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER AND THE WEATHER/LIGHT CONDITIONS.

## 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 19900912066249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900912066249A), Sep 12, 1990: Bell 206BELL (N882BT), Port O Connor, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into heavy rainshower. Flew low to maintain contact. Skid hit water. Tumbled to a stop.

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