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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N5006F

N5006F is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 7, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

N5006F is reserved by Robinson Helicopter CO since January 27, 2024. Reservation type: Reserved to manufacturer, no fee, no expiration.

Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 cancelled April 7, 2017

Serial number
45181
Type
Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
Year built
1978
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
May 10, 2001
Last FAA action
October 16, 2007
Last owner
American Helicopters INC (Corporation)
Angleton, TX
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N5006F

FTW04FA168Accident on June 24, 2004 at Vermillion Bay, LA: fatal, destroyed (3 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206-L1 · serial 45181

The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather conditions resulting in a loss of control. Contributing factors were the prevailing thunderstorms and the pilot's inadequate in flight preparation and planning.

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