# N2168S: 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: December 12, 2006
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2168S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2168S

## Aircraft that carried N2168S

- [Cancelled 2006-12-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2168S-2006-12-12): Bell 206B, S/N 3490, built 1981. Exported to Canada. Owner: [U S Leaseco Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/U%20S%20LEASECO%20INC), [Baltimore, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Baltimore)
- [Cancelled 1980-09-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2168S-1980-09-11): Cessna TR182, S/N R18201309, built 1979. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [H & R Leasing Co DBA Hunt Pan-Am Distributors](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/H%20%26%20R%20LEASING%20CO%20DBA%20HUNT%20PAN-AM%20DISTRIBUTORS), [Brownsville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Brownsville)

## NTSB investigations on N2168S (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 MKC89LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA188), Aug 26, 1989: Bell 206B (N2168S), Park Rapids, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE HELICOPTER AND THE POWER LINE. THE POWER LINE (TRANSMISSION WIRE) WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2168S (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 19890826031729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890826031729A), Aug 26, 1989: Bell 206B (N2168S), Park Rapids, MN, Substantial damage. Main rotors struck a power cable on takeoff. Helicopter impacted on skids. Rotor chopped off tailboom.

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