# N98KR: 1981 Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 2013-09-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 12, 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: [Rolls-Royce 250-C30P](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c30p) (registry code 54013)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E1GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1GL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45683
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 16, 2009
- Certificate issued: November 19, 2007
- Last registry action: November 19, 2007
- Mode S code: ADA9BC
- Owner when cancelled: [Helicopter Applicators Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELICOPTER%20APPLICATORS%20INC)
- Location: [Gettysburg, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Gettysburg)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8263° N, 77.2276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 17325, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98KR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98KR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98KR-2013-09-12

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 2001FA0000254](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001FA0000254), Jul 16, 2001: TUBE. CORRODED. MAIN GEARBOX TO OIL COOLER TRANSFER TUBE LEAKING DUE TO CORROSION PITTING. AREA WHERE TUBE RUNS THRU AREA IS FILLED WITH LOOSE FIBERGLASS SOUND PROOFING WHICH H

## 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 ERA09CA482](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA482), Aug 24, 2009: Bell 206 (N98KR), Gumboro Township, DE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to secure the flight controls before exiting the running helicopter. Contributing to the accident was the operator’s practice of exiting the helicopter while it was still running.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20090824048849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090824048849A), Aug 24, 2009: Bell Helico 206L-1 (N98KR), Gumboro Twp, DE, Substantial damage. N98KR a Bell 206L-1 helicopter aircraft was operating under 14 CFR PART137 pilot landed the aircraft on top of a re-supply trailer to reload chemicals and…
- [Incident 19841005071859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841005071859I), Oct 5, 1984: Bell 206L1 (N98KR), Augusta, GA, Minor damage. Lost right engine compartment door in flight. Struck tail rotor. Latch may not have been secured.

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