# N16712: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: July 19, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16712
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16712

## Aircraft that carried N16712

- [Cancelled 2012-07-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16712-2012-07-19): Bell 206B, S/N 2181. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)
- [Cancelled 1941-10-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16712-1941-10-02): Piper J-2, S/N 720, built 1936. Owner: [Marston Keith](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARSTON%20KEITH), [Layton, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Layton)

## NTSB investigations on N16712 (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 LAX92LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA041), Nov 9, 1991: Bell 206B (N16712), Hilo, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADVERTENT ENCOUNTER WITH A LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS PHENOMENA AND THE RESULTANT PILOT INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N16712 (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 19911109050069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911109050069A), Nov 9, 1991: Bell 206B (N16712), Hilo, HI, Substantial damage. Encountered low clouds and rain. Slowed to turn around. Lost tail rotor control. RPM decay and hard landing ensued.
- [Incident 19900719033639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900719033639I), Jul 19, 1990: Bell 206B (N16712), Kealakekua, HI, Minor damage. While hovering surveyor tossed weighted marker. Struck main rotor blade. Damaged skin on blade.

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