# N949FM: 1967 Bell 206A, registration cancelled 2014-10-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 28, 2014
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Bell 206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (registry code 1181508)
- 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: 87
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: January 4, 1980
- Certificate issued: August 10, 2006
- Last registry action: February 13, 2012
- Mode S code: AD2F20
- Owner when cancelled: [US Helicopter LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20HELICOPTER%20LLC)
- Location: [Spokane, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Spokane)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.7407° N, 117.2614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99217, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N949FM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=949FM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N949FM-2014-10-28

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 206A: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a.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 WPR14FA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA310), Jul 23, 2014: Bell 206A (N949FM), Wenatchee, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper decent rate and path, which resulted in a hard landing and dynamic rollover. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment by a sedating medication.

## 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 20140723013199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140723013199A), Jul 23, 2014: Bell 206A (N949FM), Wenatchee, WA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On 07/23/2014, approximately 14:14 p.m. PST. Helicopter N949MF a Bell 206A crashed in Wenatchee, WA under un-known circumstances. Pilot\fatal, passengers\none.

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