# N90026: Bell 206B, registration cancelled 1979-01-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 4, 1979
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1568
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: January 8, 1975
- Mode S code: AC71E9
- Owner when cancelled: [Petroleum Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETROLEUM%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90026
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=90026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90026-1979-01-04

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 FTW78DA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DA006), Oct 21, 1978: Bell 206B (N90026), Morgan City, LA, substantial damage

## 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 19781021033609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781021033609A), Oct 21, 1978: Bell 206B1 (N90026), Morgan City, LA, Destroyed. Fire extinguisher cover blown into t/r.

## Other aircraft with N90026

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90026): Head Balloons AX8-88, S/N 526
- [Cancelled 2013-03-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90026-2013-03-11): Smith PAZMANY L4, S/N HCS-1, built 1978. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Summit, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Summit)
- [Cancelled 1959-02-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90026-1959-02-19): Cessna 140, S/N 9084. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Francis Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRANCIS%20AVIATION)

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