# N16733: 1977 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2013-06-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Engine: [Allison 250 SER 400HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (registry code 03013)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2138
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 2, 1978
- Certificate issued: July 26, 1989
- Last registry action: July 6, 1998
- Mode S code: A10E8C
- Owner when cancelled: [Moore Helicopter Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOORE%20HELICOPTER%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Creston, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Creston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.0787° N, 94.4018° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 50801, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16733
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16733
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16733-2013-06-18

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 (3)

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 DEN89FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA101), Apr 5, 1989: Bell 206B-III (N16733), Park City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN ENCOUNTER WITH STRONG DOWN-SLOPE WINDS AND GUSTS DURING A CRITIACAL PHASE OF FLIGHT WHICH CAUSED POWER REQUIRED TO EXCEED POWER AVAILABLE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DOWNHILL…
- [NTSB DEN89LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA059), Jan 8, 1989: Bell 206B III (N16733), Park City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE SELECTION OF AN UNSUITABLE LANDING SITE BY THE PILOT, RESULTING IN TAIL ROTOR CONTACT WITH THE TERRAIN AND SHEARING OF THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT.
- [NTSB LAX78FUM34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUM34), Aug 18, 1978: Bell 206B (N16733), Holtville, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19890405042679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890405042679A), Apr 5, 1989: Bell 206B (N16733), Park City, UT, Substantial damage. Encountered uncontrollable downdraft on takeoff over mountain downsloped during translational lift. Settled in trees
- [Accident 19890108001319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890108001319A), Jan 8, 1989: Bell 206B (N16733), Park City, UT, Substantial damage. Landed on upslope snow. Slid backwards on skids,tail rotor hit snow,picked up settled into snow, broke drive shaft.
- [Accident 19780818030239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780818030239A), Aug 18, 1978: Bell 206B (N16733), Holtville, CA, Substantial damage. Foreign matter on pg orifice & pt lever face.

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