# N2072B: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: August 19, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2072B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2072B

## Aircraft that carried N2072B

- [Cancelled 2013-08-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2072B-2013-08-19): Ball Richard H RHB-1, S/N 1. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Denver, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Denver)
- [Cancelled 1997-02-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2072B-1997-02-19): Bell 206B, S/N 3450. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Industrial Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INDUSTRIAL%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)
- [Cancelled 1970-12-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2072B-1970-12-04): Luscombe 8A, S/N 6499. Owner: [Delong John A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELONG%20JOHN%20A), [Canoga Park, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Canoga%20Park)

## NTSB investigations on N2072B (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 FTW92FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA189), Jul 26, 1992: Bell 206B3 (N2072B), Block 651a, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER GLIDEPATH DURING THE APPROACH WHICH LED TO AN EXCESSIVE NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE DURING THE LANDING FLARE.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2072B (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 19920726027369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920726027369A), Jul 26, 1992: Bell 206B (N2072B), Gulf Of Mexico, LA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Tail rotor struck chainlink safety fence around helipad deck on oil rig. Helicopter tumbled into Gulf waters.

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