# N911ME: 1980 Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 2013-04-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 29, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C28 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c28-series) (registry code 03022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E1GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1GL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45553
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 7, 1993
- Certificate issued: May 21, 1993
- Last registry action: May 30, 1996
- Mode S code: AC9B7A
- Owner when cancelled: [Airmed Skycare Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRMED%20SKYCARE%20INC)
- Location: [Portland, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Portland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.6544° N, 70.2976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 04102, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N911ME
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=911ME
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N911ME-2013-04-29

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 BFO94FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94FA013), Nov 20, 1993: Bell 206L-1 (N911ME), Portland, ME, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, AND HIS FAILURE TO ASSURE THAT ADEQUATE FUEL WAS AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE THE FLIGHT, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE…

## 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 19931119043949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931119043949A), Nov 19, 1993: Bell 206L1 (N911ME), Portland, ME, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Encountered strong headwind. Ran out of fuel on vectors to airport. Ditched ocean bay. Sank. Rain fog high waves.

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