# N16915: 1977 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2013-04-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 10, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C20 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (registry code 03020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E4CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2294
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Restricted, aerial surveying
- Airworthiness date: May 4, 1995
- Last registry action: March 26, 1997
- Mode S code: A115B6
- Location: [Blanco, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Blanco)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.6450° N, 107.5475° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87412, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16915
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16915
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16915-2013-04-10

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 NYC95LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA198), Aug 18, 1995: Bell 206B (N16915), Bingham, ME, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate landing flare resulting in a hard landing and roll over, and a subsequent collision with trees.

## 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 19950818025549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950818025549A), Aug 18, 1995: Bell 206B3 (N16915), Bingham, ME, Destroyed. Came in high and fast failed to flare. Impacted left skid bounced came down right skid and rolled over.
- [Incident 19890422037889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890422037889I), Apr 22, 1989: Bell 206B (N16915), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Hovering near cable. Rotor blast whipped cable. Cable broke and struck aircraft. Made precuationary landing.

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