# N16718: 1977 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 1979-01-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 4, 1979
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2189
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: June 6, 1977
- Mode S code: A10E4B
- Owner when cancelled: [Petroleum Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETROLEUM%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.2241° N, 92.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16718
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16718
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16718-1979-01-04

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 FTW78DRD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRD24), Apr 28, 1978: Bell 206B (N16718), Intracstl City, LA, substantial damage

## 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 19780428009699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780428009699A), Apr 28, 1978: Bell 206B (N16718), Intracstl City, LA, Substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N16718

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16718-undated): Piper J-2, S/N 726, built 1936. Owner: [Patterson C M & Mcdowell Murray D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PATTERSON%20C%20M%20%26%20MCDOWELL%20MURRAY%20D), [Gardena, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Gardena)

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