# N9973K: Bell 206L, registration cancelled 1985-02-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 14, 1985
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Bell 206L](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l) (registry code 1181522)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45037
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: January 5, 1977
- Last registry action: February 14, 1985
- Mode S code: ADEF6F
- Owners when cancelled: [Petroleum Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETROLEUM%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Murphy Mary E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MURPHY%20MARY%20E), [United California Bank](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20CALIFORNIA%20BANK), [Farkas Robert J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FARKAS%20ROBERT%20J), [Franz Robert H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRANZ%20ROBERT%20H)
- Location: [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.2241° N, 92.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9973K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9973K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9973K-1985-02-14

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 206L: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l.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 FTW81DA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DA129), Aug 7, 1981: Bell 206L (N9973K), Leeville, LA, destroyed

## 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 19810807048179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810807048179A), Aug 7, 1981: Bell 206L (N9973K), Leeville, LA, Destroyed. Took off into heavy rain and turbulence. Lost control, crashed in water. Water spouts, thunderstorms in area.

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