# N16933: Bell 206B-III, registration cancelled 1991-10-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 25, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell 206B-III](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b-iii) (registry code 1181506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2338
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: October 27, 1988
- Last registry action: September 24, 1991
- Mode S code: A115FA
- Owner when cancelled: [Omniflight Aircraft Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OMNIFLIGHT%20AIRCRAFT%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Charleston, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Charleston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7130° N, 79.9521° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29412, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16933
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16933
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16933-1991-10-25

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-III: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b-iii.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 CHI90MA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90MA244), Aug 27, 1990: Bell 206B (N16933), Elkhorn, WI, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE BEFORE FLYING OVER RISING TERRAIN AT NIGHT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, FOG, HAZE, RISING…

## 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 19900827036549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900827036549A), Aug 27, 1990: Bell 206B (N16933), Elkhorn, WI, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Indicates pilot flew into area of fog shortly after lift off. Lost control. Impacted hillside. VFR equipped only.
- [Incident 19790108001389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790108001389I), Jan 8, 1979: Bell 206A (N16933), Corpus Christi, TX, Minor damage. A parked aircraft, N6221G, blown over by blade wash from this helicopter.

## Other aircraft with N16933

- [Cancelled 1939-08-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16933-1939-08-13): Sikorsky S-43B, S/N 4324. Owner: [Pan American Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAN%20AMERICAN%20AIRWAYS%20INC), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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