# N16705: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: August 23, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16705
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16705

## Aircraft that carried N16705

- [Cancelled 2012-08-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16705-2012-08-23): Bell 206L, S/N 45094. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Orlando, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Orlando)

## NTSB investigations on N16705 (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 MIA94LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA100), Mar 25, 1994: Bell 206L (N16705), Orlando, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO CROSS-CHECK A FAULTY ENGINE SPEED INDICATION WITH OTHER ENGINE PERFORMANCE INDICATIONS TO VERIFY WHETHER AN ENGINE MALFUNCTION HAD ACTUALLY OCCURRED, AND HIS FAILURE TO…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N16705 (3)

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 19940325006599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940325006599A), Mar 25, 1994: Bell 206L (N16705), Orlando, FL, Substantial damage. N2 turbine overspeed reported. Began to land. Engine quit too low for autorotation. Crashed. No anomalies found.
- [Incident 19820326021429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820326021429I), Mar 26, 1982: Bell 206L (N16705), Leeville, LA, Minor damage. Takeoff aborted when check pilot had no antitorque control when lifting to a hover.
- [Incident 19811022082599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811022082599I), Oct 22, 1981: Bell 206L (N16705), Ship Shoal Bloc, LA, Minor damage. Tailrotor blades struck safety fence on drilling tender helipad.

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