# N1069Z: 1979 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2017-10-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 25, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Engine: [Rolls-Royce 250-C20B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20b) (registry code 54385)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E4CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2855
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: June 23, 2011
- Certificate issued: June 17, 2011
- Last registry action: June 17, 2011
- Mode S code: A01EA9
- Owner when cancelled: [Townsend Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOWNSEND%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Monticello, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Monticello)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7883° N, 86.7520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 47960, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1069Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1069Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1069Z-2017-10-25

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Bell 206B: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b.md

## NTSB investigations (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 CEN12LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA282), May 9, 2012: Bell 206B-III (N1069Z), Flora, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot allowed the helicopter to settle with power.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20120509008699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120509008699A), May 9, 2012: Bell 206B (N1069Z), Flora, IN, Substantial damage. On Wednesday may 9th at approximately 1305Z, a Bell 206B iii, N1069Z, crashed in a wheat field near Flora, Indiana. The helicopter was owned and operated by…

## Other aircraft with N1069Z

- [Cancelled 1970-09-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1069Z-1970-09-15): Raven Industries S-40, S/N 102. Owner: [Colorado Balloon Advertising Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLORADO%20BALLOON%20ADVERTISING%20INC), [Littleton, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Littleton)

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