# N242BH: 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: January 3, 2024
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=242BH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N242BH

## Aircraft that carried N242BH

- [Cancelled 2024-01-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N242BH-2024-01-03): Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, S/N 45506, built 1980. Owner: [B3 Consultants LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/B3%20CONSULTANTS%20LLC), [Dover, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Dover)

## NTSB investigations on N242BH (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 WPR22LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA340), Sep 10, 2022: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (N242BH), Banning, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper attachment of the tail rotor drive shaft to the air conditioner drive pulley without a drive ring, which resulted in the failure of the hardware, a loss of tail rotor drive, and the loss…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N242BH (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 20220909009429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220909009429A), Sep 9, 2022: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (N242BH), Banning, CA, Substantial damage. On 9/9/2022 at 1530 PDT a Bell 206L-1 helicopter impacted the ground in a residential backyard, approximately 1/8 mile west from Banning (bng) airport. The…

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