# N2653: Bell 206B, registration cancelled 1979-08-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 7, 1979
- 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: 843
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: December 6, 1972
- Mode S code: A29451
- Owner when cancelled: [Mobil Oil Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOBIL%20OIL%20CORP)
- Location: [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2653
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2653
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2653-1979-08-07

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 FTW77FRD40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRD40), Jul 28, 1977: Bell 206B (N2653), Venice, LA, substantial damage

## 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 19770728022239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770728022239A), Jul 28, 1977: Bell 206B (N2653), Venice, Substantial damage. No remarks.

## Other aircraft with N2653

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2653): Cessna 182R, S/N 18268297, built 1982
- [Cancelled 1933-02-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2653-1933-02-10): Hess BLUEBIRD H-1, S/N A-927, built 1926. Owner: [Leahy Eugene L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEAHY%20EUGENE%20L), [Owego, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Owego)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2653-undated): Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, S/N 45301. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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