N38903 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell 206L-3. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 12, 2005. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Bell 206L-3 cancelled May 12, 2005
- Serial number
- 51017
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- January 14, 1999
- Last FAA action
- January 15, 2008
- Last owner
- Papillon Airways INC (Corporation)
Kirkland, WA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N38903
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206L-3 · serial 51017
in-flight collision with a jacket, which blew out of the helicopter because the left passenger door was not properly secured prior to takeoff. A contributing factor was the pilot's failure to ensure the door was properly closed prior to takeoff.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206L3 · serial 45325
FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF N444CR TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE MAIN ROTOR CLEARANCE FROM N38903, AND THE OPERATOR'S FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE OR RECOMMENDED SAFE HELIPAD DIMENSIONS. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF VISUAL REFERENCE TO THE ROTATING BLADES OF THE PARKED HELICOPTER, N38903.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206L-3 · serial 51017
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site