# N978RH: 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: July 13, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=978RH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N978RH

## Aircraft that carried N978RH

- [Cancelled 2018-07-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N978RH-2018-07-13): Bell 206B, S/N 4075, built 1989. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Republic Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REPUBLIC%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Santa Fe, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Santa%20Fe)

## NTSB investigations on N978RH (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 CEN17FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA100), Feb 7, 2017: Bell 206B (N978RH), Galveston, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to recognize the flight had encountered instrument meteorological conditions at night, which resulted in an unrecognized descent and collision with water.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N978RH (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 20170206000869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170206000869A), Feb 6, 2017: Bell 206B (N978RH), Galveston, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On 2/6/2017 at 1910 CDT, a Bell 206B-3, registered to and operated by republic helicopters, inc., was involved in an accident resulting in the helicopter…

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