# N2917W: 1972 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2012-09-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 24, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Engine: [Allison 250 SER 317HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-317hp) (registry code 03011)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 806
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: June 12, 1973
- Certificate issued: July 23, 1981
- Last registry action: September 3, 1988
- Mode S code: A2FC93
- Owner when cancelled: [Astrocopters Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ASTROCOPTERS%20LTD)
- Location: [Coquille, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Coquille)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.1859° N, 124.1743° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97423, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2917W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2917W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2917W-2012-09-24

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 LAX90LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA283), Aug 14, 1990: Bell 206B II (N2917W), San Francisco, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S DECISION TO OPERATE THE HELICOPTER IN A FLIGHT REGIME CONDUCIVE TO UNANTICIPATED…
- [NTSB LAX85LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA045), Nov 10, 1984: Bell 206B (N2917W), Inverness, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19900813033449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900813033449A), Aug 13, 1990: Bell 206B (N2917W), San Franciso, CA, Destroyed. Allowed yaw rate to commence in tail rotor vortex ring state without prompt rudder use. Spun into water and sank.
- [Accident 19841109067329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841109067329A), Nov 9, 1984: Bell 206B (N2917W), Inverness, CA, Substantial damage. Hard landing on beach after power loss. Water found in fuel filter, fuel pump and refueling drum.

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