# N16712: Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2012-07-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 19, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2181
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 26, 1977
- Last registry action: March 23, 1992
- Mode S code: A10E45
- Location: [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.6368° N, 122.3700° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98119, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16712
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16712
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16712-2012-07-19

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 LAX92LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA041), Nov 9, 1991: Bell 206B (N16712), Hilo, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADVERTENT ENCOUNTER WITH A LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS PHENOMENA AND THE RESULTANT PILOT INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19911109050069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911109050069A), Nov 9, 1991: Bell 206B (N16712), Hilo, HI, Substantial damage. Encountered low clouds and rain. Slowed to turn around. Lost tail rotor control. RPM decay and hard landing ensued.
- [Incident 19900719033639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900719033639I), Jul 19, 1990: Bell 206B (N16712), Kealakekua, HI, Minor damage. While hovering surveyor tossed weighted marker. Struck main rotor blade. Damaged skin on blade.

## Other aircraft with N16712

- [Cancelled 1941-10-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16712-1941-10-02): Piper J-2, S/N 720, built 1936. Owner: [Marston Keith](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARSTON%20KEITH), [Layton, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Layton)

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