# N16705: Bell 206L, registration cancelled 2012-08-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 23, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [Bell 206L](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l) (registry code 1181522)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45094
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 28, 1977
- Last registry action: February 4, 1998
- Mode S code: A10E25
- Location: [Orlando, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Orlando)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.5797° N, 81.3938° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32804, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16705
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16705
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16705-2012-08-23

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 206L: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l.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 MIA94LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA100), Mar 25, 1994: Bell 206L (N16705), Orlando, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO CROSS-CHECK A FAULTY ENGINE SPEED INDICATION WITH OTHER ENGINE PERFORMANCE INDICATIONS TO VERIFY WHETHER AN ENGINE MALFUNCTION HAD ACTUALLY OCCURRED, AND HIS FAILURE TO…

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19940325006599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940325006599A), Mar 25, 1994: Bell 206L (N16705), Orlando, FL, Substantial damage. N2 turbine overspeed reported. Began to land. Engine quit too low for autorotation. Crashed. No anomalies found.
- [Incident 19820326021429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820326021429I), Mar 26, 1982: Bell 206L (N16705), Leeville, LA, Minor damage. Takeoff aborted when check pilot had no antitorque control when lifting to a hover.
- [Incident 19811022082599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811022082599I), Oct 22, 1981: Bell 206L (N16705), Ship Shoal Bloc, LA, Minor damage. Tailrotor blades struck safety fence on drilling tender helipad.

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