# N717NH: 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 7, 2007
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=717NH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N717NH

## Aircraft that carried N717NH

- [Cancelled 2007-03-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N717NH-2007-03-07): Bell 206B, S/N 4038, built 1989. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Jet Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JET%20AIR%20INC), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- [Cancelled 1991-08-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N717NH-1991-08-10): Bell 206B, S/N 2847. Owner: [Southern Belle Helicopter Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHERN%20BELLE%20HELICOPTER%20INC), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)

## NTSB investigations on N717NH (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 FTW02LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA143), May 12, 2002: Bell 206B (N717NH), Rosenberg, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance.
- [NTSB DEN91FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA068), May 7, 1991: Bell 206B-3 (N717NH), Houston, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: ENGINE MOUNT DELAMINATION AND LACK LUBRICATION, CAUSING THE DRIVE SHAFT TO FAIL. POOR SERVICING OF THE HELICOPTER WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N717NH (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 20020511009769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020511009769A), May 11, 2002: Bell 206B (N717NH), Rosenberg, TX, No damage. (.19) On may 11, 2002, approximately 1920 central daylight time, a Bell 206B, single-engine helicopter, N717NH, impacted the terrain during an autorotation…
- [Accident 19910507014309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910507014309A), May 7, 1991: Bell 206B3 (N717NH), Houston, TX, Destroyed. Main rotor drive bolts failed. Crashed on apartment roof on forced landing. Shaft was overheated. Poor maintenance.

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