# N16989: 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: May 30, 1991
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16989
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16989

## Aircraft that carried N16989

- [Cancelled 1991-05-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16989-1991-05-30): Bell 212, S/N 30901. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Petroleum Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETROLEUM%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)

## NTSB investigations on N16989 (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 FTW83LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA327), Jul 11, 1983: Bell 212 (N16989), Eugene Island, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N16989 (1)

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 19830711029449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830711029449A), Jul 11, 1983: Bell 212 (N16989), Eugene Island, LA, Substantial damage. Tailboom struck a crane while swinging tail in a hover to reposition helicopter on the landing pad.

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