# N4426M: 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: March 23, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4426M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4426M

## Aircraft that carried N4426M

- [Cancelled 2018-03-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4426M-2018-03-23): Bell 206B, S/N 1759, built 1975. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Terre Haute Helicopter Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TERRE%20HAUTE%20HELICOPTER%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- [Cancelled 1948-04-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4426M-1948-04-14): Piper PA-12, S/N 12-3378. Owner: [Martin Aircraft Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARTIN%20AIRCRAFT%20SERVICE%20INC), [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)

## NTSB investigations on N4426M (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 CEN15CA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA007), Oct 3, 2014: Bell 206B (N4426M), Atlanta, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection when he did not remove a tie-down strap prior to takeoff, which resulted in a dynamic rollover.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4426M (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 20141004017859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141004017859A), Oct 4, 2014: Bell 206B (N4426M), Magnolia, AR, Destroyed. On October 4, 2014, at approximately 1240 CDT, N4426M, a Bell 206B rotorcraft, registered terre haute helicopters, inc. and operated by a commercial pilot…

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