# N157P: Bell 206B, registration cancelled 1989-06-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 28, 1989
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2771
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Mode S code: A0E575
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N157P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=157P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N157P-1989-06-28

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 NYC89GA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89GA116), Apr 12, 1989: Bell 206B (N157P), Airville, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO SEE AND AVOID THE UNMARKED POWER LINES STRETCHED ACROSS THE RIVER. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF VISUAL CLUES.

## 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 19890412007809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890412007809A), Apr 12, 1989: Bell 206B (N157P), Airville, PA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flew into a powerline on a police patrol while looking for suicide victim in a river. Wires and poles not visible.

## Other aircraft with N157P

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N157P): Rotorsport UK CAVALON, S/N RSUK-V00548, built 2023

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