# N16889: Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2017-07-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 7, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2286
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 16, 1977
- Certificate issued: September 1, 1998
- Last registry action: October 15, 2001
- Mode S code: A112F8
- Owner when cancelled: [Reiff Theodore S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REIFF%20THEODORE%20S)
- Location: [Simi Valley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Simi%20Valley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.3080° N, 118.6870° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93063, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16889
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16889
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16889-2017-07-07

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 LAX00LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA013), Oct 14, 1999: Bell 206B (N16889), Los Angeles, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: **This report was modified on 2/23/2016. Please refer to the public docket for this accident for additional information.** The pilot-in-command's excessive rate of descent and improper use of the…

## 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 19991014040969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991014040969A), Oct 14, 1999: Bell 206B (N16889), Los Angeles, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) While making an approach to the west helicopter landing pad at Los Angeles International Airport, helicopter N16889 experienced a partial loss of engine…

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