# N49606: 1975 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2012-12-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 18, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 1775
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 23, 1984
- Certificate issued: August 26, 1986
- Last registry action: August 29, 1992
- Mode S code: A628D9
- Owner when cancelled: [Joe Foster Excavating Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOE%20FOSTER%20EXCAVATING%20INC)
- Location: [Pleasonton, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Pleasonton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.6487° N, 121.8480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94566, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49606
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=49606
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49606-2012-12-18

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 (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 LAX86MA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86MA311), Aug 3, 1986: Bell 206B (N49606), Alamo, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19860803036789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860803036789A), Aug 3, 1986: Bell 206B (N49606), Alamo, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck trees circling residence. Lost control due to heart attack. Had history of heart problems. Issued waiver.

## Other aircraft with N49606

- [Cancelled 1949-02-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49606-1949-02-03): Piper TG-8, S/N G-134. Owner: [Air Union Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20UNION%20INC), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)

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