# N2157J: Bell 206B, registration cancelled 1997-05-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 22, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3482
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: August 19, 1995
- Last registry action: August 19, 1995
- Mode S code: A1CF6B
- Owner when cancelled: [Wagoosh Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WAGOOSH%20INC)
- Location: [Blonmfield, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Blonmfield)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.5889° N, 83.2332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48304, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2157J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2157J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2157J-1997-05-22

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 CHI96FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA088), Feb 10, 1996: Bell 206B-III (N2157J), Pellston, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: flight into known adverse weather conditions (fog) at too low an altitude by the pilot. Factors associated with this accident were inadequate preflight planning and an improper inflight decision by…

## 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 19960210001659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960210001659A), Feb 10, 1996: Bell 206B (N2157J), Pellston, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck trees and terrain scud running in IFR weather. Not found for lengthy period sans ELT. Froze to death. (-23) the aircraft was destroyed during a…

## Other aircraft with N2157J

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2157J): Airbus S A S A321-271NX, S/N 11397, built 2023
- [Cancelled 2010-09-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2157J-2010-09-23): Cessna 182T, S/N 18281281, built 2003. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Mcr Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCR%20AVIATION%20INC), [Carroll, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Carroll)
- [Cancelled 1979-08-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2157J-1979-08-13): Cessna A188B, S/N 18803394T. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Johnston Aircraft Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSTON%20AIRCRAFT%20SERVICE%20INC), [Tulare, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Tulare)

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