# N90AE: 1981 Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 2008-11-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 12, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107)
- Engine: [Allison 250 SER 250HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (registry code 03002)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45544
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 12, 1981
- Certificate issued: October 26, 2005
- Last registry action: October 21, 2008
- Mode S code: AC6CD8
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Evac Ems Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20EVAC%20EMS%20INC)
- Location: [West Plains, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/West%20Plains)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.7011° N, 91.8563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 65775, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90AE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=90AE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90AE-2008-11-12

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 DFW07LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA171), Jul 28, 2007: Bell 206L-1 (N90AE), Marks, MS, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of control and hard landing as result of the loss of tail rotor effectiveness. A contributing factor was the prevailing dark night 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 20070728018549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070728018549A), Jul 28, 2007: Bell 206L1 (N90AE), Marks, MS, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 28, 2007 at approximately 0157 local time, N90AE, an EMS helicopter operating under part 135, crashed during takeoff. Statements from the crew…

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