# N2762G: Bell 206B-III, registration cancelled 1996-12-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 3, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell 206B-III](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b-iii) (registry code 1181506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2707
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: March 21, 1989
- Last registry action: June 23, 1994
- Mode S code: A2BF6B
- Owner when cancelled: [Bighorn Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIGHORN%20AIRWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [Sheridan, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Sheridan)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.8325° N, 106.8963° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 82801, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2762G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2762G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2762G-1996-12-03

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-III: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b-iii.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 SEA97LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA015), Oct 16, 1996: Bell 206B-3 (N2762G), Casper, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of power for undetermined reason(s). A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot was operating outside height/velocity curve parameters, when the loss of power occurred.

## 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 19961016032989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961016032989A), Oct 16, 1996: Bell 206B3 (N2762G), Casper, WY, Substantial damage. Engine flameout. Autorotated to road. Right skid broke on slide on landing. Rotor decay. Too low and slow.

## Other aircraft with N2762G

- [Cancelled 1960-09-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2762G-1960-09-29): Cessna 182, S/N 52062. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [Reeves Merrill Odell](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REEVES%20MERRILL%20ODELL), Martinez

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