# N16962: 1978 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2012-08-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 10, 2012
- 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: 2362
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 16, 1978
- Certificate issued: March 23, 1999
- Last registry action: February 19, 2008
- Mode S code: A11662
- Owner when cancelled: [Helicopter Technology Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELICOPTER%20TECHNOLOGY%20INC)
- Location: [Century, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Century)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.9637° N, 87.3462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32535, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16962
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16962
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16962-2012-08-10

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 ANC03LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA015), Nov 15, 2002: Bell 206B (N16962), Kingman, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from obstacles during cruise flight, which resulted in the helicopter striking a transmission line, and subsequently the ground.
- [NTSB FTW91LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA121), Jul 14, 1991: Bell 206B (N16962), Freeport, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ROTOR RPM DURING THE AUTOROTATION. FACTORS WERE THE FUEL EXHAUSTION INDUCED POWER LOSS DUE TO THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION.
- [NTSB FTW88LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA153), Aug 18, 1988: Bell 206B (N16962), Pearland, TX, 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 20021115032209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021115032209A), Nov 15, 2002: Bell 206B (N16962), Kingman, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On November 15, 2002 at approx 1630 MST, a BHT-206B helicopter, N16962, s/n 2362 had in-flight collision with a power line and was destroyed upon…
- [Accident 19910714062359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910714062359A), Jul 14, 1991: Bell 206B (N16962), Freeport, TX, Substantial damage. Boost pump lights came on. Lost power on autorotation landing. Hard landing fuel pumps burned out. Lacked fuel.
- [Accident 19880818035359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880818035359A), Aug 18, 1988: Bell 206B (N16962), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Engine overtemped and failed on a test flight. Made hard autorotation landing.

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