# N16733: 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: June 18, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16733
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16733

## Aircraft that carried N16733

- [Cancelled 2013-06-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16733-2013-06-18): Bell 206B, S/N 2138, built 1977. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Moore Helicopter Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOORE%20HELICOPTER%20SERVICES%20INC), [Creston, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Creston)

## NTSB investigations on N16733 (3)

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 DEN89FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA101), Apr 5, 1989: Bell 206B-III (N16733), Park City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN ENCOUNTER WITH STRONG DOWN-SLOPE WINDS AND GUSTS DURING A CRITIACAL PHASE OF FLIGHT WHICH CAUSED POWER REQUIRED TO EXCEED POWER AVAILABLE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DOWNHILL…
- [NTSB DEN89LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA059), Jan 8, 1989: Bell 206B III (N16733), Park City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE SELECTION OF AN UNSUITABLE LANDING SITE BY THE PILOT, RESULTING IN TAIL ROTOR CONTACT WITH THE TERRAIN AND SHEARING OF THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT.
- [NTSB LAX78FUM34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUM34), Aug 18, 1978: Bell 206B (N16733), Holtville, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N16733 (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 19890405042679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890405042679A), Apr 5, 1989: Bell 206B (N16733), Park City, UT, Substantial damage. Encountered uncontrollable downdraft on takeoff over mountain downsloped during translational lift. Settled in trees
- [Accident 19890108001319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890108001319A), Jan 8, 1989: Bell 206B (N16733), Park City, UT, Substantial damage. Landed on upslope snow. Slid backwards on skids,tail rotor hit snow,picked up settled into snow, broke drive shaft.
- [Accident 19780818030239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780818030239A), Aug 18, 1978: Bell 206B (N16733), Holtville, CA, Substantial damage. Foreign matter on pg orifice & pt lever face.

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