# N26BB: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4, registration cancelled 2019-12-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 4, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-canada-206l-4) (registry code 1181455)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 52493
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: March 28, 2018
- Last registry action: July 26, 2018
- Mode S code: A27CBF
- Owner when cancelled: [Bell Helicopter Textron Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20HELICOPTER%20TEXTRON%20INC)
- Location: [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7936° N, 97.1939° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76118, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26BB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26BB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26BB-2019-12-04

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-canada-206l-4.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 ERA19LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA171), May 15, 2019: Bell 206 (N26BB), New York, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for adverse wind on final approach, which resulted in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness and aircraft control.

## 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 20190515011069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190515011069A), May 15, 2019: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4 (N26BB), New York, NY, Destroyed. On may 15, 2019, this office received notification of a Bell 206 N26BB crashed into the hudson river shoreline. One person on board. (PIC). FAA teterboro…

## Other aircraft with N26BB

- [Cancelled 2013-04-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26BB-2013-04-02): Brookens Bill J MONI, S/N 00253T. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Santa Clara, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Santa%20Clara)

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