# N96HC: 1979 Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 2012-10-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 9, 2012
- Exported to: Australia
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107)
- Engine: [Allison 250 SER 400HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (registry code 03013)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45285
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 9, 1979
- Last registry action: December 2, 2011
- Mode S code: AD5A7F
- Location: County Tipperary, Ireland
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96HC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96HC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96HC-2012-10-09

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2005FA0000427](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2005FA0000427), Mar 18, 2005: CYLINDER HEAD. SEPARATED. DURING TAKEOFF PILOT NOTICED A SHUDDER OR VIBRATION. UPON LANDING ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. MAINTENANCE FOUND LT ENGINE NR 6 CYLINDER HEAD HAD SEPARATED. ENGIN

## Other aircraft with N96HC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96HC): Textron T206H, S/N T20609546, built 2018

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