# N272M: 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: August 15, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=272M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N272M

## Aircraft that carried N272M

- [Cancelled 2013-08-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N272M-2013-08-15): Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, S/N 45365, built 1980. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Bristol, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Bristol)
- [Cancelled 1940-06-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N272M-1940-06-11): Waco GXE, S/N G-3017. Owner: [Arthur Leonard Ericson](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARTHUR%20LEONARD%20ERICSON), [Crosby, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Crosby)

## NTSB investigations on N272M (2)

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 CEN10LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA036), Nov 1, 2009: Bell 206 (N272M), High Island A-442A, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to maintenance personnel's failure to correctly torque the Pc line following removal and reinstallation of the turbine module.
- [NTSB DFW06IA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06IA151), Jun 6, 2006: Bell 206L-1 (N272M), South Pass 57 (Gulf of Mexico), incident, no damage. Probable cause: The passenger's failure to follow procedures associated with operations in the vicinity of the helicopter and his failure to see/avoid the tail rotor of the helicopter.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N272M (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 20091101021479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091101021479A), Nov 1, 2009: Bell 206L1 (N272M), Destroyed. Helicopter departed offshore Platform HIA442 after refueling at 1040 hours and the engine quit once helicopter cleared the offshore Platform. Pilot initiated…
- [Accident 20060606013499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060606013499A), Jun 6, 2006: Bell 206L1 (N272M), South Pass 57. (-23) Pilot landed the aircraft on south pass 57, waiting for passengers to disembark and other passengers to board the aircraft, when a passenger came up the…

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