# N2246Q: 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: May 3, 2007
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2246Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2246Q

## Aircraft that carried N2246Q

- [Cancelled 2007-05-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2246Q-2007-05-03): Cessna 172R, S/N 17281390, built 2007. Exported to China. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 2004-02-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2246Q-2004-02-10): Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, S/N 45752, built 1982. Owner: [Petroleum Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETROLEUM%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)
- [Cancelled 1979-03-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2246Q-1979-03-16): Piper PA-32RT-300T, S/N 32R-7987108. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Interflight Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERFLIGHT%20INC), [Avon Park, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Avon%20Park)

## NTSB investigations on N2246Q (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 FTW97RA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97RA323), Aug 21, 1997: Bell 206L-1 (N2246Q), Arica, Peru, 3 fatal
- [NTSB LAX88FA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA330), Sep 29, 1988: Bell 206L-1 (N2246Q), Santa Barbara, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE #1 TURBINE WHEEL. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE UNREPORTED OVER TEMPERATURE CYCLES OF THE ENGINE. ALSO CONTRIBUTING WAS THE UNSUITABILITY OF THE LANDING SURFACE FROM THE…
- [NTSB LAX85LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA092), Jan 3, 1985: Bell 2061-1 (N2246Q), Santa Barbara, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2246Q (2)

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 19880929069679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880929069679A), Sep 29, 1988: Bell 206L1 (N2246Q), Santa Barbara, CA, Substantial damage. Engine failed on approach. Made autorotation run landing. Hit steel plate on ramp. Turbine failure from overtempts.
- [Accident 19850103000149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850103000149A), Jan 3, 1985: Bell 206L1 (N2246Q), South Bend, IN, Substantial damage. Reported engine flameout on departure. Autorotated to beach. Stretched glide. Low rotor speed chopped tailboom.

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