# N49578: Bell 206B, registration cancelled 1999-08-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 3, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1856
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: July 2, 1996
- Last registry action: June 15, 1999
- Mode S code: A62619
- Owner when cancelled: [Chillingsworth Venture Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHILLINGSWORTH%20VENTURE%20LTD)
- Location: [Canton, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Canton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8484° N, 81.4505° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 44718, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49578
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=49578
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49578-1999-08-03

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 IAD96FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96FA107), Jul 8, 1996: Bell 206B (N49578), Salem, OH, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to alcohol and the pilot's improper handling of the helicopter resulting in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness. A related factor was the pilot's…

## 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 19960708016069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960708016069A), Jul 8, 1996: Bell 206B (N49578), Green Township, OH, Destroyed, 5 fatal. During photo sightseeing flight struck trees. Over gross. Settled with power low rotor RPM and intoxicated pilot. (-23) during aerial photography flight pilot…
- [Incident 19790220007699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790220007699I), Feb 20, 1979: Bell 206BELL (N49578), Canoga Park, CA, Minor damage. Tail rotor struck safety net while landing.

## Other aircraft with N49578

- [Cancelled 1959-01-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49578-1959-01-16): Piper J3L-65, S/N G-17, built 1945. Owner: [Skylarkers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKYLARKERS%20INC), [Hanover, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Hanover)

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