# N2779B: 1978 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2005-03-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 16, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C20 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (registry code 03020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E4CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2819
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 8, 1998
- Certificate issued: May 7, 1993
- Last registry action: January 18, 2005
- Mode S code: A2C412
- Owner when cancelled: [Msi Helicopters Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MSI%20HELICOPTERS%20LEASING%20INC)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1517° N, 106.5749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87109, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2779B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2779B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2779B-2005-03-16

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 (2)

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 DEN02FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02FA065), Jun 27, 2002: Bell 206BIII (N2779B), Raton, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance of the static wire. Factors were the static wire, and the glaring sunlight condition.
- [NTSB FTW94LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA110), Mar 27, 1994: Bell 206B (N2779B), Belen, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE HARD LANDING DUE TO A DELAYED FLARE AND IMPROPER TOUCHDOWN. A FACTOR WAS THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

## 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 20020627013869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020627013869A), Jun 27, 2002: Bell 206B (N2779B), Raton, NM, No damage, 2 fatal. (.19) On June 27, 2002, at 0758 mountain daylight time, a Bell 206BIII helicopter, N2779B, was destroyed following impact with transmission lines while…
- [Accident 19940327006799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940327006799A), Mar 27, 1994: Bell 206B (N2779B), Belen, NM, Substantial damage. Lost power en route. Made hard landing. Damaged skids. Fuselage. Rotors chopped off tailboom P3 line leaking.

## Other aircraft with N2779B

- [Cancelled 1971-10-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2779B-1971-10-26): Aero Commander 560-A, S/N 279. Owner: [Thomas Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMAS%20AVIATION%20INC), [Seaford, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Seaford)

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