# N16849: 1978 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2006-07-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 19, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 2355
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 7, 1978
- Certificate issued: October 24, 1989
- Last registry action: May 16, 2006
- Mode S code: A1126C
- Owner when cancelled: [Bali Hai Helicopter Tours Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALI%20HAI%20HELICOPTER%20TOURS%20INC)
- Location: [Hanapepe, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Hanapepe)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 21.9161° N, 159.6086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 96716, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16849
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16849
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16849-2006-07-19

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 LAX04FA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA329), Sep 25, 2004: Bell 206B (N16849), Kalaheo, HI, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to continue flight under visual flight rules into an area of turbulent, reduced visibility weather conditions, which resulted in the pilot's spatial disorientation and loss of…

## 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 20040924027559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040924027559A), Sep 24, 2004: Bell 206B (N16849), Kalaheo, HI, Destroyed, 5 fatal. (-23) On September 24, 2004, approximately 1640 hawaiian standard time, a Bell 206B single-engine helicopter, N16849, was destroyed when it impacted…

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