# N21497: 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: December 6, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=21497
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21497

## Aircraft that carried N21497

- [Cancelled 2022-12-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21497-2022-12-06): Bell 206L-3, S/N 51518, built 1991. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [San Juan Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAN%20JUAN%20AVIATION%20LLC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

## NTSB investigations on N21497 (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 FTW97LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA016), Oct 14, 1996: Bell 206L-3 (N21497), Venice, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to frogs being ingested into the engine as a result of the pilots failure to perform a thorough preflight, and the pilot's improper touchdown technique.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N21497 (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 19961014031959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961014031959A), Oct 14, 1996: Bell 206L3 (N21497), Venice, LA, Substantial damage. Helicopter hovering when pilot heard loud pop, executed autorotation, main rotor flexed, cut off tail boom. (.4)during takeoff, approximately 50 feet AGL, the…

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