# N90146: 1975 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2018-03-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 7, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C20 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (registry code 03020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E4CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1614
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: March 22, 1991
- Certificate issued: January 25, 1994
- Last registry action: August 13, 2013
- Mode S code: AC75E6
- Owner when cancelled: [R And B Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/R%20AND%20B%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Salinas, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Salinas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.6902° N, 121.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salinas, CA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90146
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=90146
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90146-2018-03-07

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

## 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 WPR13LA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA358), Aug 4, 2013: Bell 206B (N90146), Chualar, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel's failure to properly tighten the bolts securing the main driveshaft to the transmission, which resulted in fatigue failure of the bolts and disconnection of the driveshaft…

## 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 20130804022569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130804022569A), Aug 4, 2013: Bell 206B (N90146), Salinas, CA, Destroyed. The pilot made a hard landing after losing engine power. The pilot had completed his first spray load and was returning to the supply truck for more applicant…

## Other aircraft with N90146

- [Cancelled 1951-10-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90146-1951-10-23): Cessna 140, S/N 9207. Owner: [Longmont Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LONGMONT%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Longmont, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Longmont)

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