# N196TV: Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2008-05-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 1, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2758
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: March 14, 2001
- Last registry action: March 20, 2006
- Mode S code: A18032
- Owner when cancelled: [Griffin Capital Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRIFFIN%20CAPITAL%20CORP)
- Location: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.5195° N, 97.4774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 73111, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N196TV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=196TV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N196TV-2008-05-01

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 DFW07CA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA143), Jun 20, 2007: Bell BH206B-3 (N196TV), Sand Springs, OK, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with ground obstacles, which resulted in a blade strike. A contributing factor was the low altitude selected by the pilot.

## 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 20070620009859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070620009859A), Jun 20, 2007: Bell 206B (N196TV), Sand Springs, OK, Destroyed. (-23) A television station was filming a promoational segment involving the helicopter that was involved in the accident and a satellite communications vehicle…

## Other aircraft with N196TV

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N196TV): Bell Textron Canada 505, S/N 65512, built 2024

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