# N2917W: 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: September 24, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2917W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2917W

## Aircraft that carried N2917W

- [Cancelled 2012-09-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2917W-2012-09-24): Bell 206B, S/N 806, built 1972. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Astrocopters Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ASTROCOPTERS%20LTD), [Coquille, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Coquille)

## NTSB investigations on N2917W (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 LAX90LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA283), Aug 14, 1990: Bell 206B II (N2917W), San Francisco, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S DECISION TO OPERATE THE HELICOPTER IN A FLIGHT REGIME CONDUCIVE TO UNANTICIPATED…
- [NTSB LAX85LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA045), Nov 10, 1984: Bell 206B (N2917W), Inverness, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2917W (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 19900813033449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900813033449A), Aug 13, 1990: Bell 206B (N2917W), San Franciso, CA, Destroyed. Allowed yaw rate to commence in tail rotor vortex ring state without prompt rudder use. Spun into water and sank.
- [Accident 19841109067329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841109067329A), Nov 9, 1984: Bell 206B (N2917W), Inverness, CA, Substantial damage. Hard landing on beach after power loss. Water found in fuel filter, fuel pump and refueling drum.

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