# N16969: Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2009-09-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 21, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Registration revoked
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2368
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 30, 1978
- Certificate issued: May 8, 1978
- Last registry action: May 13, 1978
- Mode S code: A11669
- Owners when cancelled: [Church Raymond E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHURCH%20RAYMOND%20E), [Witte James E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WITTE%20JAMES%20E)
- Location: [Parkersburg, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Parkersburg)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 39.2260° N, 81.5844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 26101, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16969
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16969
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16969-2009-09-21

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: 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 CHI82FA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA335), Sep 3, 1982: Bell 206B (N16969), Dublin, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19820903044159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820903044159A), Sep 3, 1982: Bell 206B (N16969), Dublin, OH, Destroyed. Lost control on initial approach for landing. Near vertical impact. Cause not determined. Gusty surface wind.

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