# N261BH: Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2007-10-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 23, 2007
- 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: 2817
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 26, 1979
- Certificate issued: September 15, 1995
- Last registry action: August 15, 2006
- Mode S code: A282D5
- Owner when cancelled: [Biscayne Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BISCAYNE%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.6544° N, 80.4122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33186, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N261BH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=261BH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N261BH-2007-10-23

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 MIA07FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07FA147), Sep 11, 2007: Bell 206B (N261BH), Nokomis, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the water.

## 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 20070911022369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070911022369A), Sep 11, 2007: Bell 206B (N261BH), Casey Key, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) On September 11, 2007, at approximately 1000 EDT, a Bell helicopter, model 206B, N261BH, serial #2817, was totally destroyed on impact to the surface of…
- [Incident 20010503009309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010503009309I), May 3, 2001: Bell 206B (N261BH), Miami, FL, Minor damage. (-23)This flight was being conducted VT the department of interior (doi). This flight was a sparrow nesting survey flight to track the migration and type of…

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