# N496RL: 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: April 16, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=496RL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N496RL

## Aircraft that carried N496RL

- [Cancelled 2012-04-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N496RL-2012-04-16): Bell 206B, S/N 3496, built 1981. First renewal notice. Owner: [Rotorcraft Leasing Co LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROTORCRAFT%20LEASING%20CO%20LLC), [Broussard, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Broussard)

## NTSB investigations on N496RL (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 DFW05LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA017), Nov 5, 2004: Bell 206B (N496RL), S.Timbelier 187, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N496RL (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 20041105031159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041105031159A), Nov 5, 2004: Bell 206B (N496RL), Gulf Of Mexico, US, Substantial damage. (-23) The personnal aboard the aircraft heard a loud explosion. The explosion, in accordance with the pilot in command was followed by a loss of power.…

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